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She happily sighed as she snuggled closer to my chest. My poor woman had dealt with so much in her life. I swore to myself that from now on, I would do everything in my power to keep danger away from her.

Willow deserved peace in her life and I was going to be the man who made sure that happened. I closed my eyes and let my sweet dreams of Willow float through my mind. Only two more weeks until she could come home with me and all my plans could fall into place.

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Willow

The sun was shiningbrightly through my window. I groaned and pulled the blanket over my head. Today was my last day at the rehab center, but that meant more tests to make sure I was okay to leave.

Orion and Maverick had left early this morning to go to work on the ranch. He told me to make sure I dressed nicely for my last day here.

As much as I didn’t want him to leave, I knew that I needed to learn how to be by myself. It was silly to think Maverick was always going to be by my side.

Mumbling to myself, I slowly sat up and grabbed my cane. I still had trouble walking and needed it for support. I felt like a damn old lady and couldn’t wait to get rid of this thing.

Unfortunately, I needed the cane for at least another month. Out of rehab, but had to come back twice a week for a least a month. Then they would talk about the future. Me? I just wanted to go home and live a normal life.

Ha! Normal life. I would never live a normal life until Snake and my mother were six feet under...

I headed to the bathroom to take a quick shower. I stood in front of the shower stall and reached down for Orion. This was always the hardest part of my day. Anytime cold water touched my skin, I was brought back to the seedy motel room.

Orion nudged my hand with his nose as I tested the water to make sure it was warm. Satisfied with the temperature, I took my clothes off and jumped in.

I quickly showered and turned the water off before any cold water could touch me. I was learning to live with my condition and avoid anything that could trigger me.

Maybe one day I would be able to live a normal life...

I towel dried my hair and grabbed my bag of makeup and brushed some on. Nothing crazy since I would probably cry later when something triggered me...

With my hair and makeup done, I walked back out and ruffled through the small dresser. There was nothing here that was ‘nice’ as Maverick requested.

Frustrated, I slammed the drawer shut and threw open the curtains. I turned and a sparkle on the armchair caught my attention. I walked over and saw a beautiful forest green and gold dress.

I picked it up and carefully put it on. The dark green material came to my knees and over it, a sheer material with gold accents went to the floor. The gold sparkled and swirled all around the dress in flowers and swooshes. A pair of gold sparkly flats were tucked next to the chair and I slipped them on.

Looking at myself in the mirror, I smiled. Maverick knew exactly what I liked. The dress flowed so nicely and had a bohemian feel and look to it. It was also comfortable and hid the scars on my leg.

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