00:00A bitter laugh rose somewhere deep in my chest. This was the man I had picked up off the street,
00:05the bodyguard I had kept for three years. A drop of bright red landed on the white bed sheet.
00:11Iron filled my mouth. My head was spinning. I squeezed my eyes shut. Marcus reached out to
00:18steady me. Then I opened my eyes and looked straight at him. This was the first time he
00:23had ever laid a hand on me. Even he hadn't expected to hit that hard. Maybe he regretted it.
00:30A little, but not enough to change where he stood. He hid the tremor in his fingers.
00:35Vivian Hale, stop pretending. Even if you died right in front of me, I still wouldn't pity you.
00:40Celeste isn't that kind of person. If you dare, slander, or hurt her again,
00:44Mr. Whithold don't have to do a thing. I'll end you myself.
00:48I laughed. How could anything in this world be so absurd? Marcus Hale, don't worry. Even if I die,
00:56I'll drag whoever killed my my mug down to hell with me. I was still laughing when the stitches
01:01tore open. Blood soaked through the gauze in seconds, spreading fast and warm across the sheets.
01:07The monitor screamed. Marcus and Adrian moved at the same time. Two pairs of hands slammed me flat
01:13against the mattress, pressing so hard I couldn't move a single inch. Marcus turned and ran,
01:18his footsteps crashing down the hallway in a burst of chaos.
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