When Love Breaks by Jack

I froze, finding Bryant both pitiful and detestable.

I couldn’t tell if his emotions were genuine or just for show. And I didn’t want to

bother figuring it out. After all, it wouldn’t be long before Bryant and I had

nothing to do with each other.

I sniffled, forcibly waking Bryant up. “Take your medicine before you go back

to sleep.”

Knowing it was me, he didn’t resist when I brought the medicine to his lips.

Instead, he cooperated and obediently fell back asleep.

His fever was scorching, not something that would subside soon.

I asked Gary for some burn ointment and applied it to the burns on the inside

return to my room until his

Bryant’s generally good health and youth, Gary came the

that Bryant’s fever had

servant delivered several

accompany him to

I

…

since it was kept a secret, he had

to any events outside of Ferguson family

alone.

“Yes, it’s Gladys Larson’s 80th birthday

as if I suddenly understood his intention of presenting me

of the Larson family, cutting off any thoughts I might have

marrying Mark.

seemed more reasonable when he

“Where

finish, I had stormed off,

of your mind? I told you,