Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed novel Chapter 882

Carlson asked, “But… will Jean agree to it?”

“Roseanne and her friends aren’t from around here, so he won’t be afraid of offending Fabian and Jay. If there’s money to be made, Jean will do it.”

“Okay.”

Roseanne, Mamie, and Scales exchanged a look. “…Ma’am, we’re not planning on leaving.”

“No!” Mr. Smith interjected, his voice louder than he intended. He sat back down, embarrassed. “You have to go. Fabian and Jay are coming back tomorrow. Those two are like rabid dogs; they’ll do anything!”

To be safe, they shouldn’t just leave, but leave before dawn.

Carlson nodded in agreement. “It’s too dangerous here. You should go back to Lumina. Arkle is still in the hospital, and I don’t want anything to happen to you all…”

Knowing they wouldn’t be convinced, the three of them dropped the subject.

In Gail’s room—

Carlson had cleaned everything meticulously.

Ms. Smith brought fresh sheets and blankets from the linen closet for him to put on the bed.

“…There. You two get some rest. I’ll wake you up in the morning.”

Roseanne and Mamie lay down.

In the dead of night, all was quiet.

In the darkness, Mamie tossed and turned for what felt like the hundredth time.

“Roseanne…” she finally whispered.

“Yeah? What’s wrong?”

“Are you… cold?”

Roseanne admitted, “A little.”

Mamie’s teeth were chattering. “I don’t get it. How can it be so much colder here than back home?”

She suddenly found herself missing the dingy little motel from the night before.

Roseanne took her hands and rubbed them. “It probably just takes a while for the bed to warm up. It’ll be better soon.”

Mamie pouted. “It’s been so long, and I’m still freezing…”

Just as Roseanne was about to reply, she heard a faint voice from outside the door.

It was Ms. Smith.

“Gail, honey… come take these two blankets to the room for the girls.”

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