Chasing The Rejected

Chapter 83

-DAMON-

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I was fuming with anger as I walked out of the river. I handed the crying kid to Gwen before walking over to Clara who was shivering on the ground.

“What were you thinking? Why did you leave your guards? What if something bad happened to you? For f**k sake, Clara, you can’t even swim” I scolded her thinking about the fact that if I hadn’t shown up when I did, something bad might have happened to her.

“I didn’t mean to, I just couldn’t ignore the child. I’m sorry but I don’t regret my actions” She murmured stubbornly and I scoffed.

“You don’t because I saved you on time. What if Steven hadn’t called me immediately? You would have drowned alongside the baby” | yelled.

“What exactly should I have done? I should have left the baby there? I’m sorry if that’s what you would have done but that isn’t me and you know it. I lost a child, Damon and seeing that child row down the river brought back that feeling, I couldn’t let him die” She uttered and I immediately softened. This girl was going to be the death of me.

“Get up” I morning softly as I helped her up from the ground before wrapping my arms tightly around her.

“I almost got a heart attack when I heard you were gone C

Clara” I murmured and she sniffled.

“I agree that that was wrong and I’m sorry for worrying you, for worrying all of you. You can’t punish Steven and the rest, I snuck away” She murmured and I didn’t even acknowledge her last statement because if I were to counter it, we would get into another full blown argument.

I was paying them to always keep an eye on her and they didn’t do that so they were all going to get punished.

I pulled back slightly to check her properly if she had any injuries but luckily, there wasn’t any sign of an injury.

get you home before you catch a cold. Gwen, take the child to

had calmed down out of Gwen’s arms before turning to me and when I

Clara” I muttered and she

it, he’s a boy and we have

have to do anything. There are countless orphanage homes for children like him. Let them take care of him. Gwen, take the

in the orphanage, I can’t leave this child in the orphanage. He’s still a kid, he needs a mother” She argued and as if on cue, the boy snuggled her and 1 practically saw

we have a lot of issues on the ground now

me. I’ll stay at home and have the guards watch me” She uttered and I sighed.

child, I wouldn’t mind but another person’s kid? The cries, the tantrums, can

“Clara…”

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Chapter 83

Please” She pleaded before I could get a word out and I groaned when not only did she flash me the puppy dog eyes but the boy did too almost like he knew what was

me

on her face. She handed the boy back to Gwen before throwing

kissed her back.

mind on if we

loud sneeze and

get you home” The car ride back was silent at least for me. Clara kept talking and playing with the boy and barely gave me any attention. I tried asking her how the days she had spent without me went but she just gave short replies and

know if i can handle it. Heck, I never knew I could be

my arms as I stared out the window. I’ll let her give her attention

mine.

was outside like expected. I had raised an alarm after getting a call from Steven that he couldn’t