Gently, he fingered her hair away from her forehead, caressing the scar on it. Nathan jerked back his hand as if the scar had still been hot.

He was afraid that she would open her eyes suddenly, fearful of facing the resentment and accusation at the bottom of her eyes, and even scared that she would call Eric's name...

The sneer on his face became bigger and weirder.

Am I not only inferior but also a coward?!

He groped for the ring from his pocket, held Crystal's ...