Chapter 51
It was rare that Ciaran found the air in his master bedroom stuffy. He got off the bed and raised the window slightly. The cold winter breeze rushed into the room. He shut it quickly.
The combination of painkillers and his company’s anti-inflammatory medication wasn’t pleasant, but it was a lot better than the anesthesia Doctor Thomas had threatened to put him under if he had to perform a surgery to remove the fragment of the bullet Stefan had put in his shoulder the day before.
He turned and looked at Madeline. This beautiful woman had walked into his life in much the same way Juliette had. Except Madeline had no agenda that he knew of. Would his secrets hurt her? Would she still think of him in the same way if she knew what he had done?
Madeline stirred and opened her beau
