Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Lizetta paused, then shook her head.

"I don't want to hear your explanations right now. Daisy's in the incubator, right? I need to see Daisy."

With that, she struggled to sit up, attempting to throw off the covers and get out of bed.

Her body was weak, and just the effort made her forehead break out in sweat, her body swaying.

Remington felt as if his heart was being twisted in agony. He pressed down on her firmly, cradling her face and leaning in to touch his forehead to hers.

"Liz, you know what I mean. I'm sorry, it's my fault for not keeping our Daisy safe. Daisy, he just..."

Slap!

He couldn't finish his sentence before Lizetta's hand struck his face.

The slap was sharp but feeble.

She had no strength, not even leaving a mark on his face, but Remington felt as though his soul had been shaken.

"Remington, I'm so fed up with you. Can't you understand when I say get lost? I need to see Daisy. Daisy must be looking for her mom. She'll only be calm with me by her side. She must be so scared, so cold... I need to find Daisy. Let me go! Let go!"

Lizetta suddenly began to struggle, her eyebrows knitted, thinking he was utterly ridiculous.

What was he even saying?

word and

him away, she shook her head,

messy hair turning increasingly bloodshot and fierce, as if

I'm so sorry... please, don't scare

increasingly distraught woman tighter, afraid she'd break free, yet also

from the effort, but he felt the person in his arms shaking

weak, as if she would shatter

moment, their entire world seemed to tremble violently, collapsing

calm down. Your body

by an unprecedented sense of helplessness and fear, Remington's voice was

kept kissing her

forehead against

bet

into

swers, a

of warm liquid rolling down her hair.

cheek to his chest, also feeling a

me back my Daisy, give me my Daisy

nails scratched Remington's neck and face. She couldn't

was ridiculous, this man telling her that

been kicking her in her belly just before,

just be gone when