Chapter 91
Derek’s form was hunched and his eyes were somber as he led her down the passageway. There was a sorrowful resignation between them at the suppression of something that had just begun to blossom. It may be stinted, but Halle vowed she wouldn’t let the flame that burned between them be extinguished. As if reading her mind, Derek turned. “Thank you.” “For what?” She blinked at him. “For not fleeing my side after you ... had to experience all that.” Derek rubbed his forearm. Halle wondered if he even realized he was doing it. “I may not understand it all,” she whispered, braving a step closer to him. “But who you were made you who you are now. I wish you’d never had to suffer. But I’ll take the past gladly so I can share the present.” She saw the beginnings of a smile that he quickly aba
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