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soaked my clothes, but the chill inside me was worse. I felt like

r, telling me to call if I needed help. With shaky fingers, I dialed. "Hello

, and there it was-a sleek black car waiting for me. Hope stirred in my chest as

took one last look at my father's house, knowing

h the window, with Thalia beside him holding his arm.

ght? Thaila, are you cold?" the mysterious man asked, bringing me ba

age," I said softly. He nodded and kep

Draven

been through something really tough. As I glanced at

ipped the steering wheel tighter and drove faster. After a mome

answer came; her eyes stayed shut. Worried, I reached ove

under my breath,

rd my private suite as fast as I could while grabbing my phone

rong?" Noah's voice was filled with surpris

my focus shifting back to the road. Moments later, I arrived at my suite, the rain ligh

quickly found some dry clothes, gently removing her soaked shirt and

esperation in my voice. The old doctor nodded slowl

her was unbearable. I recalled the old witch's warning,

I always found it hard to read him, which made me uneas

g on?" I ask

exhaustion, exposure, and a few other i

what?" Draven pressed, wor

physical trauma and several cuts that weren't treated prop

lf in a long time. She really needs to re

e's with child,

child?" I asked, unable to

h a child? Her parents? Surely they would have known b

ey abandon her, or were they simply unaware of the life growing wi

d a miscarriage a few months ago, wherever

t with twins but lost one of the children while the other one lived

e? I thought. I was actually short of words. "Make sure

later," he promised. I knew this was going to be very hard for

gnant would be really hard to take in, if at all she knows about

than she can ever imagine. She has to be okay for me to be okay. Today was

I had been gone for a long time, and getting used to everythi

g to Hazel. She was always on my mind. She seemed so innocent,

ir at all. Aside from that, there were so many things I needed to ha

ssage from an anonymous person. "Hello handsome, heard you're back,