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.

cradling an unconscious Joseph, his brows furrowed slightly, and he swiftly wrapped Joseph in

out, just bundle up and come

voice was a calm anchor in the

the door and hurriedly got

Joseph into the back seat of the car and was on

Joseph, and

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

broad chest pressed against her back as he wrapped his arms around her

“Got scared?”

and Lizetta let out

never seen Joseph have an episode before, never imagined it could be so

Joseph, unable to rouse him, his

to be okay,

looked up, her heart

an alcohol wipe and carefully started cleaning the blood off her

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

teasing tone eased her a

the Dashiell family has a troublemaker, it’s you. Joseph’s

So, did I manage wreak

cleaning her hands, Remington tossed the tissue away, gave her hand a squeeze, and

intensity in his eyes made Lizetta’s heart race.

disaster of them all? She’d fallen head

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

he asked,