Loving Mom 29

Sharon tried to push past the reporters, but their encirclement felt like a wall of steel.

“Sharon, please answer my question!”

“Sharon-”

“Sharon-”

The voices buzzed around her like a swarm of wasps, piercing her ears.

And then, someone shoved her–hard.

Caught off guard, Sharon hit the ground with a painful thud.

She struggled to rise, palms stinging, knees burning, when a sudden cry pierced through the noise.

“She hit someone! Mrs. Biggs just hit someone!”

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It was impossible to tell who shouted it, but the reaction was instant. Every flashbulb turned on her, bathing her in a storm of strobing lights.

The noise, the strangers‘ faces crowding in with hungry eyes, felt like masked demons closing in. She couldn’t breathe. Her lungs burned with the weight of it all.

and cold, cutting through the clamor like a blade through

All of

in unison. A tall man stood at the edge

Sharon’s pupils contracted.

Xavier.

momentary daze gave him just enough time. He crossed over to

he said, lifting her gently

into view, the reporters surged again, like bees drawn to a bloom. But

what’s your relationship with Sharon? Are you aware

had been hurling

his gaze on her, his black eyes cold and fathomless. His voice dropped, sharp

“Are you questioning me?”

woman froze. Her breath caught in

him–his aura and the weight of his silence. Under his gaze, her

take you to the hospital now.” Before she could reply, he scooped her

but tinged

“Oh? What a crowd.”

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was clear and cool, like

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