Stupid fly”, Kate mumbled, feeling a tickle behind her ear, about to fall deeper into sleep, when she heard a voice, vague, but unmistakably Charles. “You scared me again”. “Why didn’t you come back to me?” She had planned to ignore him especially since he had done the same, but who was she kidding. She loved this man. She couldn't ignore him even if she tried. He must be feeling guilty about what had happened. Her eyes fluttered open to see him sitting on a stool by her bedside, her hand cocooned in his large ones, pressed against his forehead as his head hung low. “I’m sorry for scaring you”, she rasped. Charles lifted his head, surprise flickered across his face to see her awake. Kate tried to sit up, but she felt heavy and weak. What kind of drugs were they injecting into me, for god sake? she hissed inwardly. Noticing her struggle, Charles helped her without a word, propping a pillow behind her back. “Thank you”, she muttered with a faint smile. But he only n
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