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He was planning on torturing Payton.
I’ll sleep just fine tonight, knowing I helped rid the world of that man.
Knowing I helped keep my girl safe.
Chapter
Forty-Four
PAYTON
If I tell Trent I’m better, will he kick me out of his bed?
My ankle doesn’t hurt anymore, and to be honest, I’m almost fully recovered. At this point, I’m just milking it.
Am I just a passing fancy?
An itch he needs to scratch?
Is this part of his guilt?
No.
I stave off the insecurities that have no place inside me. This is more than that. I can feel it.
I get dressed and make my way into the kitchen.
No one is here right now, which I’m cool with.
Trent sent everyone but security away. Said he wanted to be alone with me. And well, I’m famished from our alone time.
Opening the fridge, I grab an apple and sit down on one of the high stools at the kitchen island.
As I eat, I hear the sound of his shoes before I see Trent.
He looks a little rough around the edges. His hair is a mess. It’s the circles under his eyes that have me worried. He looks like he hasn’t slept in days, which is weird because we sleep in the same bed.
Except for last night.
He was gone when I went to bed and gone when I woke up.
As he gets closer, I also notice something else . . . Red splotches of blood darken his right hand and sleeve. Whatever he did, I have a feeling it wasn’t good. I also have a feeling it had to do with me.
“You have . . .” I trail off, nodding to his sleeve.
For some reason, I can’t find it in me to say what he has on him, and he must realize it because he looks down, and his face grows sullen.
Lines form along his brows.
“I’m going to shower.”
I don’t object.
I let him walk away, but for some reason, I feel like he needs me, so I get down from the chair and make my way to his bedroom.
I find him in the bathroom staring at his hands.
He’s in a trance.
