Chapter 248

Lidia's voice shook as she clutched Jericho's sleeve.

"What are we going to do now? Tell me Bella's going to pull through, right?"

Jericho leaned in, whispering through clenched teeth, "I don't know," his mind racing for any miracle he still hadn't tried.

His reservoir of inner inner energy was thinning to a dangerous trickle.

Once that final spark died, Bella's heartbeat would follow it into the darkness.

Lidia's gaze darted to the nightstand, where a crimson velvet box tested beside a handwritten note.

The message, penned in Bella's looping script, read, “It I'm ever in danger, use this pill."

She had even doodled a tiny red heart beside the words, her faith sealed in ink and emoji.

urged, snapping the

elixir Alex had slipped Bella-her treasured keepsake, a vow of

that punk? You really think this'll pull

eyes blazing. "Unless you've

buy

Bella's wish-don't spit

path existed, Jericho would never wager his daughter's life

the room reeked of desperation, and every

tearing down the highway, and

choice but to scrape the bottom of hope's

he muttered, the

Alex would lace a toxin for

shoulders sagged into

had plenty of sins, but poisoning an innocent was never on their rap

skin and

nod he growled, "Fine. We

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