Chapter 446

“He’s upstairs with Carl. That poor boy hasn’t woken up yet”.

“Probably all the trauma and not to mention the meds the doc will have him on. Is he going to be all right?”.

Jake would never forgive himself if the boy never recovered.

“Carl seems to think so, but we need him to wake up.”

“Do we know who he is or why he’s here?”.

“We won’t know that until he’s conscious and we ask. Do you want something to drink?”. She asked.

“No thanks. Is Evelyn not here?”.

“She’ll be here a little later. I should have called but I still want us to have lunch. Come sit”.

So, I did. I sat at the table and tried my best to come up with a conversation. It was never awkward between Charlotte and I but sometimes I just didn’t know what to say.

“Jake mentioned your gran had a fall. How is she?”

“She’s fine, cool as a cucumber like always”. Nothing was a big deal to my gran when it came to herself. She could be run over and still she would be fine.

“And how are things between you?”.

“Also, fine”. I smiled.

be fine when it really came down to

only person I had when I had no one. It had always been the two of us for so long. I could never not have her in my

she back for

nodded. “Well, I

coffee in front of me. The coffee I

her being here if that’s what you’re asking”. I took a sip of my coffee; I didn’t like the

no”. She stopped what she was doing and came to stand beside me. “I didn’t mean to pry Leah, and I only want what’s

asked changing the subject. I

what she did. Yes, she was staying because of me but that was

noodle soup and homemade sour dough

course, it was homemade, of course,

I couldn’t wait

and parmesan parcels

“That’s a family favourite”.

to

enough for everyone if they appear they

not here?”.

here. They’re all out patrolling the grounds. Jake’s adamant that boy

I made a

or we are under threat. The boy being hurt could be a ploy to get into our

Not even that he got hurt badly and if it was done to attack us then why hasn’t

thinking straight”. I didn’t believe for a second this was all a ploy to try and attack

us for

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