Unconscious Husband: Meet Her Love In Silence by Ken Slaner

On the other end of the line, Holden expressed gentle concern, feigning ignorance, and inquired, “How did you sustain your injury?

Who did it?”

Ariana provided a succinct and matter-of-fact account, addressing each question with precision.

Nevertheless, the person on the other end of the line remained steadfast in his role as a concerned husband, causing Ariana’s cheeks to flush with embarrassment and shyness.

Noticing Ariana’s blushing countenance, Melon grew immediately concerned and urgently asked, “Mommy, why are you blushing? Are you running a fever? Should I call the doctor?”

For a protracted, uneasy moment, Holden, on the opposite end of the phone, lapsed into silence, a pause that Ariana also endured.

a deep crimson, her inner turmoil palpable. How could Melon lay bare

in a few more strained pleasantries before deliberately releasing an exaggerated

the night. We’ll chat

flung the phone aside as if it had scalded her, cradling her head in her

L A ‘s L

to resist cooling while that voice, eerily

television, only for young Melon to undermine

I thought you were sleepy? Why

the boy roughly, she sank her teeth

from you, starting this very moment!” she