He led her straight to the guest room making sure he closed the doors to the other rooms so she wouldn't see the other parts of the lavishly furnished home. Soon as she saw Nicole lying on the bed with the tube in her arm, she practically shoved him aside to get to her and see if she was still alive.
"How is she? The doctor really came?"
He nodded. "He said she was beaten repeatedly on different days and she was molested."
Cleo gasped. Tears welled in her eyes as she pushed the hair out of Nicole's. Reaching in her purse she pulled out her comb and brush. "I'll fix her up real pretty. She'll like that."
"You don't have to."
"It's the least I could do. She always wore those ugly pony tails. She's pretty, Mr. Black, just like her heart." She was crying more. "I should have known. I should have told her to stay with me, but I...I didn't know."
He came around the bed. "I don't think anyone knew, but he called with the test results and she's clean. There's no infection, just scars."
Cleo held her hand. "I'll be back with some gowns for her. Is there anything you might need for her?"
"Nothing I can think of. Did you find anything out at the store?"
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Love Like This
RomanceAngered that his wife would sleep with his brother, Ethan swore revenge. To his surprise, he becomes involved with the one person his wife never wanted him to get close to...her daughter, Nicole. Once Ethan leaves his wife penniless and then breaks...
