Micah awoke in a dark room, disoriented because he couldn't
remember exactly where he was, but the warmth of Tessa's
hand in his calmed him down, orchid him to think.
Xander.
The migraine.
The fucking pain.
Then, Tessa had come. She'd cared for him, but most of
the details were fuzzy.
Slowly, he remembered that Julian had gone to California
because Xander had overdosed. He wasn't sure why or how
Tessa had known he needed her, but Julian had to be the
source of that information. He was the only one who knew.
As his brain started to clear, he vaguely remembered Tessa
telling him that Julian had texted her because he'd been wor-
ried about Micah.
The excruciating pain was gone, leaving only a dull ache,
a minor discomfort that Micah knew would wear off during the
next few years. He shifted and looked at the lighted bedside
clock, realizing he'd been incoherent for almost twenty-four
hours. The duration was shorter than his last episode, which
had gone on for two days.
He knew it was morning, well beyond daylight, but the
curtains were carefully pulled across the larger windows in
the room, leaving it nearly completely dark.
"Micah? Are you okay?" Tessa vaulted into a sitting posi-
tion, immediately awake.
His chest aced just from hearing the concern in her voice,
the genuine fear for his health. Reaching back, he turned on
the light so he could communicate with her, sitting up slowly.
Taking her frightened face between his hands, he said,
"I'm fine Sleep, Tessa. I know you probably didn't get much
rest." He could tell by the way she'd reacted the moment he
moved that she slept lightly. She was still dressed in a pair of
jeans and a T-shirt, apparently acting as his guardian angel
while he slept.
She yawned as she replied, "I slept. You conked out after
you took your pills and ate some crackers. How are you
feeling?"
"Better," he said uncomfortably, not completely at ease
with being helpless and in pain with anybody watching.
"You didn't need to come over."
"Maybe not. But I wanted to," she told him softly, lifting
YOU ARE READING
The Billionaire's Voice
Fiksi RemajaAfter a troubling childhood, wealthy Evan Sinclair likes his life orderly and controlled. he rarely gives in to spontaneous urges--until he begins a chance correspondence with a mystery woman who sounds like his complete opposite. She intrigue...
