Chapter 26
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Tessa wasn’t sure how much time had passed before the chaos finally died. Then, Zachary’s voice cut through the quiet. He said,
“It’s over. Let’s get out of here. I’ll take you home.”
“Zac, what happened?” she asked, her voice uneasy.
Zachary paused, then scooped her into his arms. Caught off guard, Tessa gasped and instinctively clung to his neck, her expression dazed. Without saying a single word, he carried her out.
The bar manager, Ken Fielder, took in the scene around him. The group of wealthy young men was too badly hurt to get up, and the floor was littered with broken glass.
A throbbing headache set in, and he immediately barked at his staff to clean up
the mess.
Derek was helped to his feet, his face bloodied as he spat out curses. “Damn it! Who the hell was that guy?”
Ken hesitated. “We don’t know. We’ve never seen him around before.”
“Why didn’t you do a damn thing? You just stood there, watching it all happen, didn’t you?” Derek snarled, grabbing Ken by the
collar.
Ken threw his hands up in panic. “Mr. Gallagher, please! The bar has rules. We can’t step in when guests fight. This was between you and him. We couldn’t get involved!”
Furious, Derek shoved him away. “Get lost!”
Ken stumbled back, almost losing his balance in his hurry to leave.
Derek wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, spat out a mouthful of blood, and muttered a curse under his breath. He pulled out his phone and dialed.
“Ethan? Yeah, it’s me. I just saw Tessa at the bar! I only gave her a little crap, but some guy jumped in to defend her. They were all over each other. He even picked her up and walked out. Do you think she’s cheating on you? Because they’re definitely into something!”
The moment he hung up, Ethan’s face darkened. Without saying a single word, he walked out of the birthday party.
He couldn’t believe it. Tessa couldn’t have been bothered to accompany him to the party but had time to cozy up to some other guy at a bar. They weren’t even divorced yet!
With a stormy look, Ethan climbed into his car and slammed his foot on the gas. The engine roared as the car shot forward.
It wasn’t until Charlotte had finished talking to the wealthy ladies that she realized that Ethan had left the party.
Zachary brought Tessa to a nearby hotel. As it turned out, he was staying in the presidential suite on the top floor of a hotel just around the corner.
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Her clothes were soaked, and he worried she might catch a cold if she didn’t change out of them soon.
“Go take a shower first. I’ll find you something clean to wear,” Zachary said.
He hesitated before asking, “Your eyes… Did those people from earlier do that?”
Tessa shook her head. “Not really. My eyes were already in bad shape.”
And they’d gotten worse after that night.
“Do you want me to take you to the hospital after you shower?” Zachary asked.
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Tessa paused before shaking her head again. “No. Just take me home.” After all, she knew her own condition better than anyone.
Tessa fumbled through the shower and pulled on the clothes Zachary had given her. She had no idea what they were, but they felt
way too big. She figured that they were probably something he’d never worn.
She had just managed to feel her way to the door when the doorbell rang. The shower had taken much longer than usual. Being blind for the first time left her scrambling to adapt.
“I’ll get it,” Zachary said.
He walked over, but the moment he opened the door, a fist slammed into his face. Caught off guard, he staggered and hit the
floor.
The noise made Tessa jump. “What’s going on? Zac?”
Ethan let out a mocking laugh. “Zac? How sweet!!
But when he saw what she was wearing, his eyes burned crimson.
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