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pathy for Leo, the s and back ached

The chronic, persistent and so she’d ignored before her accident, and even more so after

Her body telling her that she’d never reach the gold e The truth was, even if she spent the next five years practising every day, she still wouldn’t be able to match her previous skill and speed

Her body had been telling her for a while—her brain just hadn’t been listening

‘I’old medal,’ she breathed as she stared at the ice-cold New York street outside

‘What?’ Jules rubbed her eyes ‘What did you say?’

‘I’old oing to be good enough to co to reach the speed I need’

It was the oddest sensation Like self-discovery Her brain had finally put the pieces together But saying them out loud was like an affirmation A confirs instantly feeling like jelly She bent down and put her head in her hands

Within a few seconds she realised Jules had rolled herself off the sofa and come over next to her Jules’s warm hand closed over her own as they clutched her head Her hair was still on top of her head She couldn’t even ie

‘I’ve been a fool,’ she whispered as she lifted her head to aze ‘I’ve been such a fool’

Jules sighed and collapsed on the floor next to her ‘Okay, I’oing to have to spell it out for me’

Anissa nodded Then stopped and shook her head instead ‘My head has been full of skiing and winning the chaine anything else’ She brushed away one of the tears in her eyes ‘Leo brought me here to show et back to professional skiing, but he was trying to tell me that there’s so much more out there He wanted me to see a whole other world’ She sat back on her heels ‘But I just wasn’t listening,’ she said sadly

Jules screwed up her face ‘But your heart was listening You told me that you loved him Surely that’s all you need to know’

Anissa sat up straighter, her hands going autoripped her last night was starting again in a weird, different kind of way

‘I have to find Leo,’ she said, pushing herself to her feet

Jules squinted up at her ‘What?’

Anissa reached for her purse ‘I have to get back I have to get back to Leo I didn’t tell him I didn’t even tell him that I love him too What if he thinks I don’t?’

Jules gave a set some sleep?’

Anissa reached over and gave her a huge hug ‘Jules, you’re wonderful You can definitely get soner on the entire planet Thank you for helping me out’

Jules shook her head and stood up, dragging herself over to the sofa and flopping back down ‘Go’ She waved her arm

‘Go and tell your billionaire that you’ve finally worked things out and that you love hihed as she closed her eyes and pulled the cushion over her head ‘Please, do it now’

Anissa nodded and headed straight to the door She could phone He’d texted her for the first few hours after she’d left But the phone didn’t seeht Not for now Not for this

She stepped out into the cold otten to ask Jules for a coat and the biting wind chilled her to the bone

She waved her hand wildly, trying to flag down a cab After a few ht on and slowed down She cli back in the seat and praying her heart would stop thudding by the time she reached there

New York had never looked so grey Leo had finally stopped texting Anissa and just prayed she was safe He hadn’t slept a wink He was still wearing last night’s tux Maybe she’d booked into some random hotel rather than come back here Orrather than see hiain