Lena felt like her body was being torn apart, the pain similar to roasting over a fire. Maybe this was how hell felt…

A bit of consciousness remained. She knew she leaned on a strong chest, feeling safe. A steady heartbeat echoed, too.

In her daze, she smiled faintly. She wanted to rest, yet a voice kept echoing.

“Lena, don’t sleep! Don’t you dare sleep!”

“Mom…” she mumbled.

“Lena!”

Suddenly, a sense of warmth spread through her heart.

She had not experienced much warmth throughout her life, let alone someone being so concerned about her.

When Lina argued with the shop owner and forced him to give her money, she had felt contented.

Now… where was this voice coming from?

Chris placed her in the car’s back seat, speeding all the way. “We’re almost at the hospital.

want to hold on anymore…” Lena weakly managed to

All she yearned for was

her mother wouldn’t commit such evil acts.

of Lena’s eye. She couldn’t hold back

operating room, consumed

phone rang, Zuko calling. “Chris, have you located

as if his voice

lengthy pause, he managed to utter,

find her by heading west?”

“Yes.”

on

that Zuko and Lina had advised him to continue heading west. They had previously encouraged him to

how did you have

Renee,” Zuko said, his tone urgent. “I’ll provide more details when you return.

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