Chapter 66

“Nobody is going to hurt you now. Trust me. You need to rest, Eliza. You had a serious shock.”

“I’m fine now.”

Ford took her by the shoulders. “I swear, I’m never going to put you through this again.”

Eliza’s breath caught. “I’m so sorry…I’m so sorry, it was all myfault. I…I…” She couldn’t look at him anymore, afraid to see disappointment or anger in his expression. She knew that would hurt more than any punch to the face.

“Hey…hey…” Ford gripped her chin and turned her head to face him, but she averted her eyes. “Why won’t you look at me?”

“I can’t.”

“What do you mean?”

“Could you just…I need to be alone, to be by myself for a little while.” She pulled away from him, still not meeting his eyes.

“If that’s what you want.”

“It is.”

“Fine. I’ll bring you some clothes.”

“Thank you,” she said, turning her back to him.