Chapter 49: Jeremy Stanton vs. Ryan Hicks ~ Feral attraction in the midst of hatred… Winding down!

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Jeremy was in Ryan’s room, leaning against the door with his arms folded across his chest when Ryan came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist. He didn’t miss Ryan’s slightly reddened eyes when their eyes met briefly. He didn’t have to be a genius to know that Ryan had been crying.

“Are you okay?” Jeremy’s voice was gruff with concern. He was still shaken by the power Ryan had displayed downstairs.

But Ryan headed for the closet without answering him. He pulled on boxer briefs under the towel around his waist, and then went back to the bathroom to hang the towel. When he came back to the room, he went to pull on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. Then he went to sit behind the huge mahogany desk in the room.

“How many more must I expect?” He asked quietly whilst booting his computer. “Two attacks alrea…”

“Three.” Jeremy cut in. “Mum went to…fight one before she came to the hospital to see you.”

“Really? She didn’t look like someone who’d been in a fight.” Ryan said