A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

Chapter 471

His voice was so broken, it felt as if it might shatter into pieces, and the sound of it sent a sharp ache through Alessia’s chest.

Was she really that important to him?

She wanted to open her eyes, to see who was speaking, but her eyelids felt impossibly heavy. No matter how much she tried, she simply couldn’t

lift them.

Her world was swallowed by darkness, yet the chaos around her refused to fade away.

The boy’s sobs circled her like a persistent melody. Alessia didn’t feel annoyed–in fact, she found herself wishing she could get up and comfort him. But her body wouldn’t move.

Odd, she thought. Ordinarily, the crying should have irritated her.

Maybe this boy really does mean a lot to me.

The thought drifted through her foggy mind, her consciousness moving in and out of a shapeless void.

Perhaps her urge to comfort him was so strong that, miraculously, she managed to twitch her finger.

It was the smallest movement, but Cole noticed it instantly.

“Lessie…” His eyes lit up with sudden hope.

he looked for all the world like a loyal dog

matter how many times Cole called her name,

She had the faint sense that someone was calling out

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chaos faded away, and she could hear nothing

Lessie…” Susannah Holt sobbed so hard she

to see Alessia–arms wrapped

shoulders, and her

her beloved teacher was hurt or why there were so many streaks of blood staining her clothes. She only knew that, if not for Alessia, she wouldn’t have made it

Alessia–her not–so–broad shoulders shielding

you

but please–please save my teacher! Save

voice broke as she cried. Years of malnutrition and hours spent trapped in a suffocating space had left her weak; she gasped for air and

“Doctor, she’s passed out!”

!

As a nurse hurried over, the rescue team

all around. Cole and Max stood silently at Alessia’s side, watching as

blood. Honestly, it’s a miracle she’s still alive. If we don’t