Rafe: Heroes at Heart by Maryann Jordan

Author:Maryann Jordan [Jordan, Maryann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-09T18:30:00+00:00

Eleanor stood in her bathroom, her left hand gripping the counter as she looked down into the sink. The solid surface held firm but with her knuckles turning white, she wondered how she did not crack the marble.

Practicing deep breathing, learned over months of pain management, she counted slowly. Pain management…another word for how the hell we manage torturous pain without losing our minds. Reaching twenty, she shifted her gaze to her right hand, the reddened scars puckered over the skin. Counting to another twenty, she lifted her gaze slowly, halting at her neck. Perfect skin on the left…marred, tangled skin on the right side, reaching up to her ear and across her right jaw. Another twenty, deep breathing. She pulled off her shirt and ran her eyes over her body. The burn scars scattered over her entire right side, from hip to shoulder and down her arm. She did not need to strip further to know they continued down her leg. Every scar was memorized, imprinted on her brain.

She remembered the stares…the whispers…the taunts. Some real and some in her mind. Beast.

Sitting so near to Rafe, his handsome face and spectacular body leaning closer, had given her a hint of what could have been. If life had been different. Having escaped to her bathroom upstairs, she felt a pang of guilt over leaving him abandoned in the den, unable to see. But she knew he was fine and she needed… a moment to myself. But, then, haven’t I had plenty of those?

Sighing, she pulled her long-sleeved t-shirt back over her chest, covering all the scars other than the ones on her hand and neck, which he was unable to see. For now. But when the swelling goes down and his vision is normal? I’ll be reduced to the poor, reclusive employer once more.

Counting to twenty a final time, she smoothed her hair back into its braid and left the bathroom.

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