Second Chance-In the mist Book 1 novel Chapter 6

"The pleasure is all mine..." 

And it really was. If it wasn't for this man, I wouldn't be here thanking him.

He extended his hand to grasp mine. Touching him meant reviving all my emotions and feelings that had long been dormant. There was no way I could explain my feelings for a person I didn't know. When I put my hand in his, the trauma my body was dealing with immediately spoke its own word. Everything hurt. The grimaces on my face didn't show very well, but you only had to look at my mouth to realize how much it hurt. But it was still me who spoke. "Oh my God, sir, I'm so sorry about that..." I didn't even really know why I was sorry. Maybe because the physical pain mixed with the pain inside and the desperate cry of wanting this man so much didn't sit well together. 

"Miss Holland, it's all right, it's nothing, really!" He reassured me, but without breaking our hands.

Goosebumps formed at his touch, allowing a sweet sense of belonging. It was that sense that I belonged to him somehow for saving me from the claws of death. Shivering chills ran through my body from head to toe without me being able to stop them. They were out of my control. This man had a serious voice when he spoke to me. Only by hearing him I could feel reassured. This is how I felt when I was around him. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be here talking about it. Then it all changed... "Let me introduce myself, Miss Holland. I am Dominic Stone"

Upon hearing his name with its tremendous meaning and resonance, I burst out into a frenzied laughter. I could only imagine the look on their faces. And I definitely caught him off guard. "Did I say something wrong, Miss?" His voice changed, but not that much. It was somehow shocking.

"You would have to excuse my audacity, please, but Dominic Stone? I mean the actor Dominic Stone?" 

"Him, in person!" he spoke to me resolutely. 

"Oh, no! Doctor Declan, please tell me this is a joke" I kept placing this on a stupid thing of the destiny.

"I am afraid it isn't, Miss Rebecca. He really is Dominic Stone, the actor. And I am saying this because he is actually my friend, so we have no reason to lie to you" 

"Right, and I'm Cinderella!" I burst out, changing my position in bed. I just could not believe that the great actor saved me from my death.

Again, I was laughing, but this time not so loud. "I would really like to believe you, but in what mind does it fit that the great actor Dominic Stone saved an ordinary woman like me?" 

"Right into a stubborn little head like yours!"

I shifted on the bed, barely restraining myself from laughing. At the same time, I was also nervous. I didn't want to seem rude, but who would have thought that not only had the great actor saved me from the big bad wolves, but that he had invited me to stay in his house as well?

"I'm sorry I reacted this way, but you know I am, at this point, a person with special needs. Just look at me. I can't walk, I can't see... to hell with it, if I could just see you, so I know you're telling me the truth..." 

- And I'm sorry too that you don't believe me, but I trust that in time you will. The simple truth is that you're coming home with me because you need my help. " 

What he just told me not only made me think seriously, but it made me even more intrigued. It wasn't like I didn't have someone to take care of me. I could afford to pay for the most expensive treatments and nurses to help me. 

"I don't need anyone's help, least of all yours. I can take care of myself," I explained at length, trying hard to keep myself from bursting. Who did he take me for? 

"I'm aware of that, Miss Holland, but it is possible that the attack I saved you from cannot be accidental, so I will not risk your life. Therefore, you are coming with me!"