When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 259

I let my eyelashes flutter down as I took a deep, silent breath. “It is different.”

Deciding on divorce didn’t mean I wished any harm to him.

Bryant sat on the bed, reaching out with his long arm to pull me closer, looking up at me. “What’s different?”

His gaze

had me all over the place.

I said, “Everything’s different. If anyone got hurt today, I’d be concerned.”

He echoed my words, his tone turning sharp. “If it had been Mark, would you have rushed over as

hesitation, as if to prove a point, adding, “Maybe

was, after all, a good friend of mine. No one could remain indifferent to

instantly, replaced by aggression. “And you’d be fine gazing at his

his bandages, his chest bare except for the gauze. His broad shoulders and well–defined muscles were on full display. My thoughts had been solely on his injuries, not noticing his state of

heat up, but his words sparked my anger. “Yes,

stubbornly pulled me closer, irrationally saying, “I won’t allow

retorted, “On what

enunciated every word, noticing my displeased expression, and then his tone softened. “Will you help me put on

bed and softly saying,

detected the underlying message, a flash of disappointment in his eyes. “You’re

wasn’t in danger was enough for me. Just a look at him would reassure me. Anything more was unnecessary, only serving to complicate things for

unusual body temperature. He had a fever. But it wasn’t my

gently helped him into his shirt, carefully