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She sipped at the chocolate, allowing it to burn a warm trail into her belly

Jack ca in his hands But he didn’t drink He just watched her with sad eyes

"You can’t worry about me now, Bethy You have a life You have a man who cares about you You need to focus on that and quit worrying about me"

She made a sound of exasperation and downed half of the chocolate

"I can’t just stop worrying about you, Jack I’ve been worrying about you for too o away because ed Why don’t you care more about yourself?"

"I came back because I’d planned to call you froood-bye"

Alar?"

"Away," he said si

She finished off the cocoa and set the cup back down on the coffee table with a thud

"Where?" she persisted "What are your plans? Don’t do this, Jack Please, I’ you Stay here I’ll help you find a job You can have a good life You can turn this around Please, I love you"

He gave her a tender look "You don’t love me, Bethy Not like you love him I see the way he is about you You deserve that You deserve h for me That’s all I ever wanted"

"Just because I love him doesn’t mean that what I feel for you is any less," she said emphatically "It’s a different kind of love You’re my brother, Jack Family"

"I’m not your brother," he said quietly

It was then she realized It hit her and she wondered how she could have been so blind She sucked in a deep breath and the room went swimmy around her She blinked to ward off the sudden dizziness but the room continued to sway around her She frowned and shook her head to clear it

"You have feelings for me," she whispered "You don’t see e of bitterness to his voice

She bowed her head and closed her eyes but then struggled to open the with her? She suddenly couldn’t think clearly, couldn’t even summon the words she wanted to say

"I’ue felt too thick in her mouth "I never knew Never realizedI love Jace Completely and utterly love him I love you absolutely, but not in that way I’m so sorry I neverto blank around her She tried to stand but her legs wouldn’t cooperate She staggered upward, pushing herself She saw Jack’s look of alarlanced down at his cup of hot chocolate and then reached over to grab hers, swearing when he found it empty

"Jack?"

It ca with her

"I don’t feel so well," she whispered

The last thing she saas Jack lunging for her, but he wasn’t in time She hit the floor and the world blanked around her

Chapter thirty-nine

"Mr Crestwell, I’ent phone call fros but he insisted on speaking to you at once"

Jace rocketed up from his seat and strode from the office where he, Gabe and Ash were on a conference call with the group of investors for their Paris hotel Gabe and Ash both rose in concern, but Jace left to go into his office without another word

"Crestwell here," Jace barked when he picked up the phone

"Mr Crestwell, you need to get to Roosevelt Hospital as fast as possible," Kaden bit out with no preamble

Jace’s blood froze and he had to sit down before his legs gave out "What the fuck is going on?"

"It’s Miss Willis I called her this ston had come back to the apartment I escorted her up myself and stayed with her I stepped just outside the apartment so the two could speak privately When I ca room"

"What the fuck?" Jace exploded