She wasn't sure what woke her, but she sat up in her bed. Rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, she started slightly when she she saw him.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9TLQaSeL3
He was leaning against the door of her room, hidden partially by the shadows. His shoulders sagged, his hands tightly clenched into fists and she instantly knew something was wrong.
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"Ryan?"682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnIZbJqSc6
Getting out of her warm bed, she slowly went to him. He didn't look up, his hair flopping over his forehead. Reaching out, she gently put her hands on his face, raising it to her own. 682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QaCNV8sip
Her eyes widened as she bit back a gasp.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5xwjZfwBC
His lower lip was split, blood smearing his chin. There were dark purple bruises all over his cheekbones and his nose, and a deep gash on his forehead, sprouting blood.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcttvEb8Di
But that was not what took her breath away.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6f3DYYjnxe
It was his eyes. 682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRx8z8aLoO
The walls she has always found within the grey depths had crumbled now, and he looked like a deer lost in headlights. She had always seen him as strong, powerful. He was always the Ryan who was fire, who was power.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQvo3uwo0U
Never had he looked so vulnerable, so lost. The look in his eyes was so haunted that she felt a deep ache within her. She wanted to reach out to him, but he seemed to be far, far away from her. 682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXDlZUJtcZ
"Ryan? What happened?" The urgency and panic in her voice was evident, but he made no move to speak. "Talk to me, please." She whispered, tracing a particularly dark bruise on his cheekbone.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LEnmZIXYU
He closed his eyes, reaching out and taking her hands within his.
"I'm sorry, Jennifer." He murmured as his knees buckled, losing consciousness.682Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpkBt0bBkH
Every love story has a hero and a heroine.
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This is the story of a princess without a crown and a prince who boxed underground.
This is the story of a Not So Bad Boy and his Ms. Uptight.
