Ethan’s eyes spotted the glow in the dark symbol but when he arrived there, he was a few steps behind his men who had already arrived. “Hayden!” Ethan called his friend’s name loudly. “I’m fine!” Hayden replied as his men crowded around him like a group of human shields.“You need to tell me all about how you got out of that one…” Ethan teased when he came to Hayden’s side.Men from Silva surrounded Ethan to provide protection. It seemed that both men were in quite good shape given all the fighting that was going on.“Is Malissa out yet?” Hayden asked Ethan. “Not yet…but she’s very close to the exit,” Ethan replied while he anticipated Hayden’s outburst. “What?! Why is she still in here? Luka’s team will be here soon,” Hayden roared in shock. “Relax. She’s with a bunch of your men. She’ll be fine,” Ethan replied with certainty. Hayden broke through the row of men surrounding him and made a run for it. Ethan watched Hayden’s rushed movement in amazement at how foolish his actions

Auntie looked down at me before she smiled sympathetically at me and reached out a hand to stroke my hair softly. I knew that she wanted to comfort me, but it wasn’t her comfort that I needed. I need to see Hayden. I opened my mouth to continue pleading with her but the sound of the door to my hospital room opening distracted me from my thoughts. A doctor walked in with a few nurses, and they headed directly for my bed. The nurses started checking on the machine that was hooked to my body and it was all a big fuss. I had no idea what was going on or what was wrong with me. I felt very tired, but I didn’t feel sick. The doctor flipped through pages of paper before flashing me a kind smile that showcased the wrinkles around his eyes. “How are you feeling, Malissa?” he asked kindly.“I feel fine…really…” I replied firmly.“I see. If you’ll excuse me, I’ll perform some basic checks because you just woke up…” the doctor informed me with a smile. He seemed kind and his presence helped ma

“Malissa, stop crying…” Hayden commanded sternly. I had already lost count of the times that Hayden had told me to stop crying ever since this whole unfortunate affair started. Now that I think about it, he did tell me once before that he wasn’t a big fan of my tears. He hated it when I cried and that made me hate myself so much more for crying. “I’m sorry…” I whimpered as I tried to stop my tears. It wasn’t an easy feat to achieve, and I found it almost impossible to stop crying. My body shook even more and soon, I wasn’t able to speak anymore. “Stop crying, Malissa…” Hayden repeated again. “I…I can’t…” I managed to croak in such a broken voice that made me feel completely embarrassed.“Remove your hands from your face. If you’re going to cry, then let me see your ugly face,” Hayden said without any mercy.I felt his hand prying my hands away from my face. The more I resisted by trying to turn my face away, the more persistent Hayden’s hands became. “I’m going to end up hurting

“I’ll help you…” Hayden replied with a pleased smile. “You’re the one who’s injured so you should just…stay still…” I pointed out as I pointed a finger at his wounded shoulder. Hayden laughed a little to brush off my concern for him. I found myself smiling naturally back at him as I slowly got up from my wheelchair. The wheelchair probably made me look sicker than I actually was. The few days of sleep and recuperating helped mend my body while being reunited with Hayden healed my spirit. If he wanted me to get on the bed with him, then I would do it without fail. To my relief, I felt completely fine on my own two feet which gave me confidence to slowly climb onto the bed with him. The hospital bed was narrow, and it wasn’t like Hayden was a small man for that matter. While I was wondering how I would best fit on the bed with him, Hayden told me bluntly and simply to straddle him. “That’s…” I protested before trailing off in my embarrassment when I got the confirmation of what he r

It was great that Hayden had willingly handed control over to me; however, now that I had it, I wasn’t quite sure how to proceed with all this. “Umm…please laydown and just relax…” I instructed softly without much confidence.Hayden nodded and did just as he was told. It was a relief to see Hayden laying back down. At least, he didn’t risk hurting his wound this way. Now it was my turn to do my job. I was nervous and more than embarrassed when I reached for the shirt that I had on before peeling it completely off of my body and threw it down onto the floor next to the bed. Hayden eyes widened at my bold move before he grinned with satisfaction. I felt his hot gaze on my naked upper body, and I had to remind myself to be that much braver than before. After shifting my body a little, I managed to remove my pants and my panties in one swift motion. The unnecessary clothes fell to the floor on top of my shirt. Now that I was completely naked, it felt slightly cold in the hospital room,