" Layla, what's going on with you?" Tyrrell's voice was low, but the edge on it drew Layla's stomach in. His violent eyes locked on hers and sounded to search for answers she was not relatively sure she had.She stood at the edge of the room, her hands to her sides, her fritters brushing the fabric of her dress absently. She had been avoiding him for days, her mind a whirlwind of confusion, but now there was no escaping it. Not presently." I am fine," she said, her voice betraying her. It was too soft, too uncertain to be credible.Tyrrell's eyebrows furrowed." Do n't lie to me, Layla. I've known you too long to buy that." He took another step toward her, the hugeness of his frame filling that space between them. He rested a warm, gentle hand upon her shoulder; for an moment, his strained warmth reached through hers." Truly, I am," she murmured, that touch like weighted memorial of what she had in store to lose.The hardness in Tyrrell's eyes softened, but the concern remained." als
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