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52: When Elena Walks Through the Door
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Beneath His Cold Vows 54: The Storm Begins
Edward's POV Saturday morning slid past the windshield in soft, washed-out colors. Gray sky. Muted buildings. Trees along the road held their pale green leaves, swaying gently in the quiet breeze, like reluctant witnesses. The world looked drained, as if it had absorbed something it didn’t want to carry.Alicia sat beside me, angled toward her window. Her reflection—pale, fragile—floated faintly in the glass. She hadn’t spoken since we left the hospital. Hands folded in her lap, trembling just enough to see if you were looking closely.I kept my eyes on the road. Gave her that silence. Gave her the choice to look away. For several minutes, I let her stay at that distance, occupying her own space untouched. Then, slowly, I allowed myself a glance at her reflection, not a stare, not a lingering observation, just the first moment I actually looked at her.Her eyes lifted. Met mine for a fleeting second. Enough to catch the concern I hadn’t voiced. Then she turned back to the muted morni
Beneath His Cold Vows 53: What He Doesn't Ask
Saturday morning crept in muted and gray, slipping through the curtains without ceremony. The light was dim and colorless, neither warm nor soft. Just there, uncaring if I woke.The quiet was fragile, tense, waiting. Not heavy this time, but delicate enough to make me hesitate.I pushed myself upright, slow and careful. The dizziness lingered, a soft throb behind my eyes, but it no longer threatened to topple me. My body ached, every muscle aware of yesterday’s strain, yet steady enough to hold me upright.A nurse entered, clipboard held close to her chest. She moved gently, almost reverently, as if disturbing the quietness could break it."Good morning, Mrs. Valentine. You slept for a few hours. How are you feeling today?"I swallowed. "Stronger."She checked my vitals. Temperature. Blood pressure. Oxygen levels. All calm, all quiet. She scribbled notes in careful handwriting. Her eyes kept flicking to my face, then away. Not pity exactly. Something else. Something guarded."Your ble
Beneath His Cold Vows 52: When Elena Walks Through the Door
Alicia's POVI woke to the sterile quiet of the hospital room, the faint hum of machines blending with the slow tick of the wall clock. Morning light spilled thinly through the blinds, pale and sharp. I pressed my face against the crisp pillow, wishing I could disappear into it.My body ached in ways I hadn't known possible. Every muscle burned. My stomach felt hollow, raw, like the space where something had once lived. I hadn't moved when the nurse checked on me last night. I hadn't wanted to. I still didn't.Friday. I remembered the day only because of Lily. She was supposed to have her infusion today, probably the last one. I hadn’t been there yesterday. I hadn’t even called when she texted me. Now my body refused me. My head spun with the memory of that sharp, relentless pain, of my body giving out, of being caught just in time.I tried to sit up, but the room tilted violently, forcing me back onto the bed. My hands clawed at the sheets for some purchase in the world. I wasn't wea
Beneath His Cold Vows 51: Beyond Control
Edward's POVThe door clicked shut behind me. I leaned against it, chest tight, fingers digging into the bridge of my nose. The frame wound cold into my spine. It was the only thing holding me together.I had just been beside her. Watched the blood drain from her face. Watched her hand pull away from mine, small, final. She had drawn a line between us, and I had stood there. Frozen.I took a shallow breath. My knees locked to keep from buckling. Muscle memory. Instinct. The same precision I relied on in boardrooms when deals went sideways.But this wasn’t a deal.This was failure.Complete, unmitigated failure.I pressed my forehead against the window. Outside, the city moved on. Cars streamed past the hospital entrance. Traffic lights cycled through their patterns. People walked bundled against the cold, absorbed in their own small emergencies. The world didn’t stop. It never did.Inside this corridor, silence bore down like a physical weight.Her image came back in fragments. The di
Beneath His Cold Vows 50: Gone
Darkness felt thick.Heavy in a way that wasn’t sleep. Heavy like sinking, like something pressing me down while sounds brushed the edges of my hearing.A soft beep.A soft hiss.Footsteps.A curtain shifting.Someone said my name, or maybe I imagined it. The sound drifted too far away.A warm touch slid across the back of my hand. A thumb. Hesitant. Leaving, coming back.“Alicia.”Edward.Even half-conscious, I could hear the strain in his voice.I drifted in and out. Light dimming, brightening, dimming. A nurse murmuring something about vitals. A chair scraping. Someone’s breath shaking.That warmth returned to my hand, careful, as if he feared he would hurt me.I followed it through the fog.My lashes fluttered.Light stabbed in.The ceiling.The dim panel light.Muted walls.A deep ache curled low in my abdomen. My mouth tasted metallic. My limbs felt pinned to the mattress.A breath, unsteady, exhaled near my pillow.I turned my head.Edward sat beside me.Hair disheveled. Shirt
Beneath His Cold Vows 49: Shattered Balance
Alicia's POV My foot didn’t land where I thought it would.The floor swayed. Or maybe I did.I was going down now.But before I hit it, A hand closed around my arm.Firm. Warm. Anchored.A man’s voice, deep, close, said something I couldn’t understand. The words were just shapes. Muffled. Like he was speaking through water.I tried to lift my head.Couldn’t.All I saw was black fabric. A suit. Someone tall. His grip tightened as my weight sagged.Another voice rose, farther away, sharper.Was that Edward?I blinked hard, trying to focus. The room pulsed in and out of light. My stomach twisted. Something warm slid down my thigh.The man holding me shifted, supporting more of my weight.He said my name.Or I thought he did.“Alic—”Everything rocked again.People gasped. Someone shouted for help. Footsteps hammered toward us. Fingers touched my face, checking something. My ears rang like a scream held inside my skull.My body curled inward without my permission. My arm pressed against
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