Chapter 19 The Warning

• He restrained himself from claiming her body. If this really continued, it would only cause irreparable damage. How could he bear to let her get injured?
• But the moment Blake left, Avery’s heart seemed to have been hollowed out. Her body curled up into a ball as she sat in a daze. She heard the sound of running water in the bathroom, then the sound of clothes being put on, then the sound of the door slamming. He left.
• Avery sat alone and looked vacantly out of the window. Darkness enveloped the entire city and this night was very dark, also very long …