So he understands exceptionally well that his concern for her at this moment, his care... will make him even more greedy.
Yet she doesn't know that if he believes she harbors feelings for him, he would never set her free in this lifetime!
...
Perhaps it was because she slept leaning against Noah Drexler, Summer Shawcross had a rather peaceful sleep.
Until... in her dreams, she was choked awake by a faint smell of smoke.
When she opened her eyes, daylight had already filled the outside, with gentle light peeking through the gap in the blackout curtains, but the room remained quite dim.
In her ears, there was the sound of a man's suppressed breathing.
Startled, she quickly turned her head to look, only to see in the dim light, the man leaning against the sofa, his hand on his knee gripped tightly.
She paused for a moment, quickly sniffed, and confirmed that the scent she smelled was indeed cigarettes.
