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.718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbCcaj2h4v
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?"718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5a4VI7Q4q
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. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsXayhYWy9
Her eyes widened as she bit back a gasp.718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpyVMqH8jZ
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.718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGrJzZzn1l
But that was not what took her breath away.718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHS9WrxTo5
It was his eyes. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0tLuxQW4X
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.718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqBMfFx1e2
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. 718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlU3EN7P9M
"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.718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtia7HGSCjm
He closed his eyes, reaching out and taking her hands within his.
"I'm sorry, Jennifer." He murmured as his knees buckled, losing consciousness.718Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BDdqkIQWK
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.
