Chapter 187

Giselle walked to the door and looked out. The sight of the empty hallway caused her to feel a little bad. After all, Gideon had saved her life tonight, so she could live to see another day. However, she couldn't even do the bare minimum to make him happy. Back in the bathroom, she filled the tub with warm water and sank into it. The heat wrapped around her like a soft cocoon, slowly driving out the chill that had lodged deep in her bones. With her eyes closed, her mind wandered back to the terror and hopelessness she had felt in the cold storage room. The memory of Donovan almost losing his life to save her pierced her like a blade. She thought she had buried her feelings long ago, but the fear of losing him cracked that illusion. When his heart stopped, the despair hit so hard it nearly suffocated her. After the bath drove away the cold, she curled up in bed again. She was too exhausted to think about anything else and drifted quickly into a deep sleep. The next morning, her