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.

furrowed slightly, and he swiftly wrapped Joseph in the thin blanket and scooped

just bundle up

calm anchor in the storm.

the door

the back seat of the car and was on the phone, seemingly

holding Joseph, and the man

whisked straight into the ER, and Lizetta, watching

as he wrapped his arms around

“Got scared?”

a soothing rumble, and Lizetta let out a faint grunt,

Joseph have an episode before, never imagined it could

Joseph, unable to rouse him,

to be okay,

looked up, her heart in knots.

carefully started cleaning the blood off her hands, one

he’s the Dashiell family’s troublemaker?

eased her a bit, and she snapped

that? If the Dashiell family has a

you say. So, did I manage wreak havoc on you?”

the tissue away, gave her hand a squeeze, and looked up at her.

eyes made Lizetta’s

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

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

he asked,

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