Chapter 40

Truth be told, Lowell had been hoping his boss would give up on searching for Elijah’s birth mother. After all, six years had slipped by without a trace, and the chances of finding her were slim to none.

And even if by some miracle she was found, what if she had moved on, married, and started a new family?

Knowing Tarquin, there was no way he’d force her to upend her life.

Lowell had been Tarquin’s right–hand man for years. The fact that he called him by his first name, rather than the formal ‘sir‘ expected between master and servant, spoke volumes

about their bond.

They were brothers in arms, sharing a camaraderie that was thicker than blood, and Lowell wanted nothing but the best for Tarquin.

Meanwhile, Elysia had arrived at Corbin’s hospital room.

Just a day apart, and the boy’s complexion had turned ghostly pale. He didn’t yell or scream; his eyes shut tight, his whole body quivering as he muttered incoherently to himself.

Mr. and Mrs. Denton, along with a flurry of lab–coated doctors, were all standing vigil in

the room.

The doctors were frantically poring over medical charts while Mrs. Denton wept as if her heart would break.

Elysia didn’t bother with pleasantries; she hurried over to check on Corbin’s condition.

followed, his gaze unreadable

– every mo

he suddenly woke with a start, screaming at the top of his lungs.

Elysia turned to Mrs. Denton. “I need to be

her implicitly and quickly ushered everyone

outside could only hear Corbin’s cries piercing the

was on edge, and

heard she’s not a licensed doctor. You hardly know

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do we have? We’ve consulted every expert available, and not one could

it was a last–ditch effort, hoping against hope.

brow furrowed with worry, his

avenues for Elijah, with no improvement in his condition. Any glimmer of

have allowed Elysia to approach Elijah much sooner.

about half an hour, the door

at the threshold, announcing, “He’s calmed down now, says

room erupted

rushing into the room to find Corbin sitting on the bed,

cover her mouth, not wanting to startle her

repeated, “Mommy, I’m hungry. I

Mrs. Denton’s eyes. “Of course, pasta. Mommy

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