Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

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.

Lizetta perched on the bed, panic–stricken, cradling an unconscious Joseph, his brows furrowed slightly, and he

out, just bundle up and come downstairs.”

was a calm anchor

the door

had already tucked Joseph into the back seat of the car and was on the phone, seemingly with a doctor.

in, holding Joseph, and

hospital, Joseph was whisked straight into the ER, and Lizetta, watching the

as he wrapped his arms around her waist,

“Got scared?”

was a soothing rumble, and Lizetta let out a faint grunt, leaning on him

Joseph have an episode before, never imagined

she’d held Joseph, unable to

be okay, right?”

her

an alcohol wipe and carefully started cleaning the blood off her hands,

doesn’t know he’s the Dashiell family’s troublemaker? What could possibly happen to

tone eased her a bit,

sibling like that? If the Dashiell family has a troublemaker, it’s you. Joseph’s

say. So, did I manage wreak

cleaning her hands, Remington tossed the tissue away, gave her

intensity in his eyes made Lizetta’s

of them all? She’d fallen head over heels for him,

realized how close they were, and she tried to pull her hand back in a panic, but Remington suddenly

up, he