Chapter 39: Waiting for You in the Snow

Leonard pressed his lips against Sharon for a while, his eyes darkening.

He brushed her cheek and ear with his knuckles and said in a hoarse voice, "Go to bed."

Sharon immediately got up and left the dining area.

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Sharon entered her room, closed the door, and immediately leaned her back against the door and tilted her head back.

She placed a hand over her pounding heart. 

She could still taste the lingering bitterness of the nicotine. It was bewitching, and it tempted her, just like he did to her.  

Sharon shut her eyes close and tried to stop herself from thinking any further. 

......

It was a Saturday, so Sharon did not need to wake up early.

On most weekends, Kelley would just let Sharon sleep in and replenish her energy, just as she'd been told to do so. 

...

Sharon had configured her phone to turn on automatically at ten in the morning. 

Soon after her phone started up, Melanie called.