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

generally good health and youth, Gary came

to report that Bryant’s fever

by the afternoon, a servant delivered several couture

to accompany him to

gala?” I

…

since it was kept a

to any events outside of Ferguson family gatherings, always

alone.

it’s Gladys

understood his intention of presenting me

cutting off any thoughts

marrying Mark.

more

“Where is

could finish, I

of