151 Chapter 151

151 Chapter 151

Seraphina’s POV 1

“I think my mama’s around here somewhere.”

The words hit me like lightning.

My heart stopped. The blood in my veins turned to ice.

Adrian stood there on the sidewalk, his small body tense with concentration, his silver–blue eyes scanning the street with an intensity

that made my soul scream.

“Oh God,” I whispered, my hands flying to cover my mouth. “Oh God, oh God, oh God.”

“Sera, get down!” Caleb’s voice was sharp, urgent. “Get down right now!”

But I couldn’t move. Couldn’t breathe. Couldn’t do anything except stare at my five–year–old son as he searched for me with senses I’d

forgotten he possessed.

“Sera!” Caleb grabbed my shoulder, pushing me down toward the floor. “Duck! Now!”

I collapsed forward, my forehead hitting my knees, my whole body shaking like I was having a seizure. Through the car window, I could

still hear the nanny calling to Adrian.

“Adrian, honey, what are you doing? We need to go home.”

“We’re leaving,” Caleb said grimly, starting the engine. “Right now.”

Through the rear window, I watched Adrian take another step forward, his head tilted, his whole body focused on something he couldn’t

quite identify. The nanny was beside him now, her hand on his shoulder, trying to guide him back to the car.

“Adrian, sweetie, there’s no one here,” she said gently.

Then we turned the corner, and I lost sight of him.

I collapsed back into my seat, my whole body convulsing with sobs I couldn’t control. My chest felt like it was being crushed, hike

someone was squeezing all the air out of my lungs.

between sobs. “Caleb, he knew I was

Caleb said tightly, his knuckles white on the steering wheel. “He’s got enhanced

Damien?” Panic clawed at my

his mother near his school?” Caleb’s voice

all the time. Damien might not even

tear apart

there.

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my hands against my face. “I

Couldn’t say out loud what

stay here.

of tears and silence. Caleb kept glancing at me, his face tight with worry, but

to talk. Probably figured I was

He was right.

cried myself empty. My eyes burned. My throat was raw. My

I’d been hit

before we’d even gotten out of the car, her face creased with concern. She took

opened her

me against her soft warmth. “What happened?

my son,” I whispered into her shoulder. “And he

me. Over my head, I heard her and Caleb exchange words in low voices,

The way he’d stood there, so sure, so certain that

said gently, guiding me toward the house.

kitchen, let her settle me at the table, let her fuss with the kettle and tea bags because

wasn’t really there. I was still standing on that street

warm mug into my

took a sip.

said, settling into the chair beside me. “Tell me what

out of school. About how happy and normal he’d looked. About the

me with senses that

can’t stay here,” I said

the

very still. “What do

can’t stay here anymore.” I looked up at her, saw my own pain reflected in her kind eyes. “As

see them. And if

wrapping them around the warm mug. “I need to go somewhere they’ll

different.”

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