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“Are you okay?”

Grant stared off in the distance “I don’t know”

“You don’t feel any better, do you?”

“I would’ve felt better if you’d let me kill him”

Chapter Eleven

Morgan cried out in her sleep until Blake shook her awake, hurriedly freeing the cuffs binding her to the bedposts Trying his best, he brought her out of the hellish entraphosts, soulless creatures, nameless friends

“Morgan, honey, shh It’s okay, baby I’htened around her ainst his

When the sobbing ceased, she looked up as if to gauge the effect she had on him

“He was here Wasn’t he?”

Blake searched her eyes Iaze averted He stared out the picturefocusing on the clearing near the large red horse barn What had she seen? What had she heard? If she’d witnessed Kilo’s beating, would she ever forgive Grant? After thoughtful consideration, Blake was also left to wonder—would Grant forgive himself?

She moved aside the handcuffs Blake first removed when he entered the room “Kilo was here I knoas”

“The ian”

“But he came for me”

“He et to you You don’t have to worry You’ll never have a conversation with the ain This is my promise to you Grant and I will love and protect you until…”

“Until you decide you don’t wanther clasped hands