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Scarlett ran her wrist under the tap water of the kitchen sink, to cool off the burning sensation. She hated the dark feeling looming around her. Her mind replayed what just happened like a broken cassette. It all came back to her, engulfing her and she had felt helpless... and so vulnerable.
Gabriel has held her so tightly that she thought he was going to snap her wrist. She had never seen him that infuriated before. He has never judged her decisions when it came to how she handled her clients… so what was different this time? Why was he acting like this?
She sighed. He’d been edgy since that dinner date that she had missed with him.
She watched the water running, numbing the pain. It was clear that he was anxious about something. He just needed a shoulder to lean on, so
