Chapter 2018 Quick Witted
- A violent wave of nausea hit her. She bent double, dry-heaving.
- For so long, she had believed that, no matter how busy Marcus was, he never forgot to prepare a nightly cup of protein shake for her—proof of his care and devotion. His meticulous gentleness showed he didn’t despise her frail health. Marcus loved her; one day, he would marry her. Even if she couldn’t live to a ripe old age, she would still become his happy bride.
- Now, she understood. That was not love; it was a death warrant. Marcus remembered the nightly drink not out of affection but for fear she might not die quickly enough.