150 Chapter 150

150 Chapter 150

Seraphina’s POV 1

Every mile brought me closer to Adrian. Every mile made my heart beat faster until I thought it might explode out of my chest.

“You okay?” Caleb glanced over at me from the driver’s seat.

“Fine.” My hands were clenched so tight in my lap my knuckles had gone white.

“Sera.”

“I’m fine.”

He didn’t push. Just kept driving while I tried to remember how to breathe.

The baseball cap pulled low over my face felt suffocating. The sunglasses made everything look darker, more distant. But I needed them.

Needed the disguise. Needed to stay invisible.

“We’re about ten minutes away,” Caleb said quietly. “You sure about this?”

“Yes.”

“Because we can still turn around. Go straight to the auto supply store. No one would blame—”

“I need to see him.” My voice came out strangled. “Please, Caleb. I need to see my son.”

He nodded, his jaw tight. “Okay. But we do this my way. We park a block away. You stay hidden. And the second it feels dangerous—

“We leave. I know.”

The elementary school came into view. Red brick. Green playground. Cheerful painted murals on the walls.

My throat closed up completely.

“Park there,” I pointed to a spot across the street, partially hidden by a large oak tree. “I can see the front entrance from there.

Caleb pulled into the spot and killed the engine. For a moment, we just sat there in silence.

“What time does he get out?” he asked.

I checked my phone with shaking hands. “Three–fifteen. Five minutes.”

Five minutes until I saw my baby.

Five minutes of sitting here trying not to fall apart.

“Sera.” Caleb’s hand found mine. “Whatever happens, whatever you see… you can’t go to him. You understand that, right?”

“I know.”

“I mean it. Even if he’s crying. Even if he looks upset. You can’t go to him.”

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words came out sharper than I intended. “I’m sorry. I just… I know. I

hand once, then

The school bell rang.

entire body went rigid. This

poured out like a flood.

Parents waiting at the gates with smiles

Every small head. Every little boy in the

Where was he?

There.

stopped.

Adrian.

the school building with his backpack bouncing against his shoulders, his dark

than I remembered. When did

with his hands about something. Even from here, I

Happy.

He looked okay.

looked fine

a knife to the chest. All this time, I’d been convincing myself that Adrian needed me. That he was

without his mother.

he looked… normal. Healthy. Like a regular

I whispered, my hand

“Sera?”

speak. The tears were already falling, hot

goodbye to his friend and headed toward the front gate. The nanny was there,

kids since Lily

Adrian. He waved back, breaking into a

laugh that used to be my favorite sound in the world.

I choked out. “He’s

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“Sera”

wildly at my son. “He’s laughing.

“That’s not true.”

thought… I thought he’d be

just living his life. Like I

was quiet for a moment. Then he said gently, “Kids

nanny, chattering about something. His whole face was

beautiful boy.

the sobs that wanted to tear out of me.

staying silent.

miss him so much,” I gasped between sobs. “God, Caleb, I miss him so

“I know.”

want to tell

firm but kind. “You know you

did know. That’s what made

and the nanny reached their car. She opened the door for him, and he climbed

to keep them still. Every fiber of my

car. To run across that street. To grab my son

But I couldn’t.

Caleb said

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