Chapter 1

“Natalie Wright!”

The sharp bark of her name jolted Natalie awake, and her eyes snapped open to meet a pair of brooding, dark eyes.

She blinked, disoriented for a few seconds, before realizing where she was.

Brian Howard’s gaze fell on her petite figure, and his pupils contracted sharply. Without a word, he grabbed a blanket and tossed it at her.

Natalie scrambled beneath the covers, her clear eyes quickly misting with tears.

She watched Brian rise from the bed, his back to her as he strode into the bathroom. Feeling adrift, she managed to utter a single word, “Brian…”

Her voice trailed off as Brian’s icy stare cut through her. “Brian?” His tone was too cold, too cutting, and Natalie’s heart skipped a beat, prompting her to correct herself hastily, “Mr. Howard…”

before she could make sense of it. She wasn’t sure if he was drunk or

night was a

to explain, she caught sight of a long, bloody gash across Brian’s muscular

could get a clear look, Brian turned, grabbed her chin with a fierce grip, and growled, “Natalie,

cut short by the look of distaste

met his unguarded expression, and then

voice of the housekeeper, Sadie, “Isn’t this Miss

Natalie and tossed her a shirt, his voice

leave with the house full of

streaming down her face. She clutched at

that sent her tumbling back onto the bed, his

words stung more than the

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in her parents‘ affairs. She only remembered begging them

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