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.525Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2wVbHwKzK
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?"525Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbZjLVH7yx
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. 525Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6BpqfxBnr
Her eyes widened as she bit back a gasp.525Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJE2Y6pZhv
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.525Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQVyyGCAQs
But that was not what took her breath away.525Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljYVP8HeLk
It was his eyes. 525Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomRMV2Z6uD
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.525Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlHS9pqkw7
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. 525Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp56mUBtTKf
"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.525Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCaAbPuXMq
He closed his eyes, reaching out and taking her hands within his.
"I'm sorry, Jennifer." He murmured as his knees buckled, losing consciousness.525Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46oXPR7LfI
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.
