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Chapter29
Did I forget how to breathe?
Avani
Being numb after going through something like that is normal, right?
That’s how I feel right now.
Numb.
Unfeeling.
Stupefied.
I should be upset, screaming, or laughing, happy or even relieved. I’m sure one of those reactions would be good. Instead, I sit in my apartment, still in my dress, with Grayson sitting across from me, watching me.
Not saying a word.
He is just…there.
I’m not sure how long we’ve been sitting here. But the sun has started to rise, and my stomach is growling.
Grayson gets up and goes to the kitchen. After removing his jacket, he places it on the counter, and starts cooking some bacon and eggs while I stay right where I am.
Numb.
When it’s done, he walks over, holds out the plate, and offers it to me. “You need to eat.”
I lift my hands and see there is still blood on them.
Blood that is not mine.
Grayson sets down the plate, goes back to the kitchen, then comes back with a bowl full of water and a cloth. He takes my hands and starts cleaning them.
“Why did you take me there?” I ask, my voice weaker than I’m used to.
“You know why,” he says.
“No, no, I don’t,” I reply, shaking my head.
When my hands are clean, he places the food in my lap. “Eat.”
I pick up a piece of bacon and chew. “Are you refusing to answer me?”
“No, but you haven’t processed what happened, and you need sleep and food first.”
“So why are you here?”
“To look after you,” Grayson utters, his messy curly hair falls into his eyes, the very same ones staring at me with worry, and a touch of pity edged into them.
“Is that what you call what you’re doing?”
“Yes. And tomorrow, after you’ve rested, we can talk.”
“You killed her. You dated her, and then you killed her.” The bacon falls from my hand. My appetite is suddenly gone. “How could you kill her?”
“Because she no longer served a purpose, and Charlotte being left alive would put a target on you.” He lifts me up to my feet. “And no one is allowed to hold that power over you again.”
