LOUIS I didn't want to force her using the money she owed but I had no choice. The second I saw that burning building on the news earlier at the office, something inside me snapped. By the time my driver reached the hospital, I was already imagining the worst. Her trapped beneath concrete. Her body covered in flames. Her not breathing. I had spent years building control over every part of my life, but the thought of losing Blossom destroyed that control within seconds. And the worst part? She had no idea everything I was doing was to keep her alive. Instead she was arguing with me as if I was her enemy when I was ally. She looked furious sitting on that hospital bed, but all I could see were the fresh burns on her skin and the bandages wrapped around her shoulder. That alone

