Chapter 108

At this moment, she knew if she truly wanted to be rid of him and his aggravating interference in her life, all she had to do was keep her lips shut and allow him to drown in his own guilt. It was etched on every line of his face. But even as the thought fluttered through her mind, she was already shoving it down the black hole where it belonged.

No freaking way. And she didn’t give a shit what it might reveal about her pathetic emotions.

"Are you okay?" Lily demanded, resisting the urge to wrap her arms around him and offer the comfort that he so obviously needed. He wasn’t ready. Not yet.

Proving her point, he gave a slow shake of his head. "No, I’m damned well not okay," he rasped, his eyes never leaving her throat. "I hurt you, Lily."

"I’m fine. It was nothing." She waited for a beat, but when his eyes refused to leave the fading bruises, she reached up to grasp his face in her hands and forced his head up. "Rhye, look at me, please." Grudgingly, his gaze met he