Chapter 245

Lizetta barely caught any Zs last night, tossing and turning, and even woke up at the witching hour to check on Joseph’s noggin.

Come moming, she woke up to full daylight streaming through the window and craned her neck.

Joseph was all snuggled up in the blanket, back turned to her and not moving a muscle.

Lizetta reached out and gave the boy’s head a little rub.

“The sun’s shining on our butts; time for us slackers to roll out of bed!”

But Joseph was still out like a light, and Lizetta propped herself up with a chuckle.

the act, get up. Gobble up breakfast and I’ll drop you off…”

She froze mid–sentence, her face going pale.

Joseph’s little face was burning up, and tuming him over, she saw a crimson mess under his nose a nosebleed had soaked through half the pillowcase.

“Joseph, wake up! Remi!”

Lizetta was scared witless, propping Joseph up and grabbing tissues to dab at the nosebleed, shouting for Remington.

Remington responded and pushed at the door, but it was locked from the inside.

Just as Lizetta was about to hop out of bed to unlock it, bam! Remington burst through the door.

panic–stricken, cradling an unconscious Joseph, his brows furrowed slightly, and he swiftly wrapped Joseph in the thin blanket

just bundle up and come

was a calm anchor

to the door and

seat of the car and was on the phone, seemingly with a doctor.

Joseph, and the

was whisked straight into the ER, and Lizetta, watching the closed door, felt her legs

pressed against her back as he wrapped his arms

“Got scared?”

out a faint grunt, leaning

an episode before, never imagined it could be so terrifying.

the hospital, she’d held Joseph, unable to rouse him,

be

her heart

guided her to a chair, took an alcohol wipe and carefully

family’s troublemaker? What could possibly happen

teasing tone eased her a

about his own sibling like that? If the Dashiell

whatever you say. So, did I

Remington tossed the tissue away, gave her hand a squeeze,

his eyes made

all?

she tried to pull her hand back in a

up, he asked,

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