CHAPTER 44 Warning. The chapter contains mature content. **** Although the new color of Ava’s hair made them temporarily forget the tension created by the bombing of their laboratory facility, Brandon was still deeply affected by it Ava knew how devasted he was. Wanting to ease his feelings, she took his coat and untied his tie. She let him sit on the divan and took his shoes and socks away. She didn’t normally take care of him that way, but something in his strained voice and unease in his face made her want him to feel a little comfort immediately. “Hey—“ he reached for her while sitting in the divan. His back slowly lifted from the backrest while he reached for her. “You do not need to do that, love. I can take my shoes off without difficulty.” “I want to do this,” she shrugged,

