Chapter 1274: He Didn’t Want Her to Leave

Callie tilted her head back, snatching the cigarette Nelson had been half-smoking. She took a deep drag, the haze in her mind clearing slightly. “Are you still unwell?” Nelson followed her movements, his thumb lightly grazing the tattoo on her waist. Callie glared at him. “What do you think?” She felt like a fool. How could she have thought Nelson wasn’t in good health? His body… Forget it, it wasn’t worth mentioning. She pushed out of Nelson’s embrace, picked up the shirt he had dropped on the floor, and slipped it on. Barefoot, she walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, staring blankly at the view outside. Dawn was breaking. In truth, she didn’t quite understand why she had gone along with this. No matter how much her mind resisted, her body seemed unable to refuse this man. “The sun’s coming up,” his voice suddenly murmured in her ear. She hadn’t even noticed when he had moved behind her. His strong arms loosely encircled her, the veins on his hands taut, exudin