That was exactly why Shane backed off.He was afraid that once he took her body, her heart would drift even further away. That was the last thing he wanted.So he climbed out of bed and headed to the bathroom, taking a long, cold shower to force down the restless frustration still burning inside him.When he came back to the room, he carefully dressed Carly again and sat by her side, keeping watch the entire night.Thinking back on it now, he felt more than a little regret.Especially after hearing what Carly had said that morning.He hadn’t touched her at all, yet in her eyes, he was already a monster. It was a bitter pill to swallow.At the thought, Shane lifted a hand and slapped his own cheek, muttering in frustration, “I was never some saint to begin with. Why the hell was I trying to act like one at a time like that?”Thank God Xenos would handle the cleanup. Without him, no amount of explaining could have cleared his name.On the way home earlier, one of the men in blac
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