The doctor ripped a few tissues from the small, yellow box on the side table and handed them to me. “I take it you weren’t aware?” he said, and I just shook my head. “Well, Dianna, given your injuries and your new condition, I highly suggest you stay here for a few days for observation. But we’ve called your aunt and she’ll be here tomorrow, so at least consider staying overnight?”
“Okay, yes, thank you,” I sputtered out over tear-drenched lips.
“Excellent,” he replied and gently pat my leg before standing. “The police are outside, they’d like to ask you a few questions about your attacker. Is that alright? Are you up to it?”
“Yes,” I said, “Although, I don’t have much else to say about it. I never, uh, seen the man’s face or anything.”
Lies. All lies. I’d never be able to tell the truth of the adventure I had or the tragic loss I just experienced. It’s all a secret burden I’d have to carry with me for the rest of my life. My stomach clenched as I realized the painful untruths I would now have to live with every single day.
The police came in, two officers, a male and female, and they asked me a series of questions that I gave short, vague answers to. Why was I out so late by myself? Why was I wearing strange clothing? Could I describe my attacker’s face? What did the weapon look like? I didn’t give them much to go on, but enough to keep them looking long enough to call it a cold case and just file it away.
After they’d finally left, I laid my head back on the pillow and fell asleep while I waited for Aunt Mary’s arrival. It was a dark, empty sleep. No dreams. It was the best I could hope for because I never wanted to face the reality of what my life was becoming.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
#1 International and USA TODAY Bestselling Author, Candace Osmond was born in North York, ON.
She published her first book by the age of 25, the first installment in a Paranormal Romance Trilogy to which two others were published with it. The Iron World Series.
Candace is also one of the creative writers for sssh.com, an acclaimed Erotic Romance website for women which has been featured on NBC Nightline and a number of other large platforms like Cosmo. Her most recent project is a screenplay that received a nomination for an AVN Award.
Now residing in a small town in Newfoundland with her husband and two kids, Candace writes full time developing articles for just about every niche, more novels, and a hoard of short stories.
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