Chapter 15 Twists And Turns

• Feeling Juliette's surrender, Jackson's lips curled into a sneer. She was compliant, but her compliance was driven by desperation, and he had no reason to be gentle.
• The physical pain that followed was sharp, yet it paled in comparison to the emotional turmoil swirling inside Juliette's mind. She thought of the Tillman family, of everything she was trying to save, and clenched her teeth, bearing the unbearable.
• But the exhaustion soon overwhelmed her. With her body weakened by illness and the physical toll of the night, darkness closed in, and she passed out.