Thalassa and Alaric were crammed together in the elevator, descending swiftly when it halted at the 10th floor. The doors slid open to reveal two young kids, flanked by a pair of women. One of the women, in her twenties, was strikingly beautiful with a gentle smile gracing her lips.

The other, about fifty, was immediately recognizable to Thalassa as Bridget!

At her feet were the two little munchkins, Julian and Helena!

Seeing Bridget, along with Julian and Helena, made Thalassa's heart skip a beat, her breath catching in her throat.

Oh boy, she had managed to keep Alaric from noticing the kids' stuff, but now there was no avoiding him meeting them face-to-face!

Would the kids recognize her, calling her Aunt Thalassa?

Her heart was racing with nervousness.

was wrestling with her anxiety, she caught Bridget's warm smile directed at her, about to say something. Thalassa's breath stalled, her mind swirling with apologies. Hertha, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean for Alaric to

headed to the 20th floor,

and Helena craned

heart leap

the kids were about to lock eyes with her, the

couldn't see

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the doors were shut, the

chuckling lightly, trying to find a neutral topic, "Those two kids were quite the handful, adorable really. My kids used to love playing

was also probing, seeing if Alaric had any suspicions about the

10th floor was where the Spencer family lived, and

must have been the kids wanting to leave the Spencer's, making a fuss to go back

woman? Thalassa didn't recognize her, adding to

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