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Serena's throat constricted violently as a strangled, gargling sound was all that could escape her lips.

Her hands flew up instinctively to splay over the delicate column of her neck in desperate, clawing motions.

Shock, horror, and disbelief were evident in her widened eyes that was now rimmed with red, as she stared up at Knox.

Tears spilled in a fat, glistening river down her flushed cheeks, leaving salty trails in their wake.

Why couldn't she speak? Had she truly lost her ability to form words, to give voice to the maelstrom of emotions raging inside her? Would she be forever condemned to this haunting silence, never again able to utter even the simplest phrase? The thought was too terrible for Serena to bear!

Knox could read every frantic, spiraling thought reflected in the teary depths of her gaze.

His own eyes softened with concern and tenderness and gathered her violently trembling form into the protective circle of his arms even more.

"Easy now, love," he crooned. "Everything
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