Chapter 0338

It didn’t make any sense. Unless Jane was trying to cut out that part of herself that loved Elva. Maybe she saw Elva as a weakness that needed to be purged,

Go ds, either way, it was just too sad. Not just for Jane, who had truly become a monster, but also for Elva, who nearly became a victim of her own mother’s love.

“This can never happen again,” I said to Nicholas.

“It won’t,” he vowed. “I will protect you both. Even if that means…’

He didn’t say it, wouldn’t for my sake. But I knew what he meant.

To protect Elva and me, he would kill Jane himself.

Everything was just so sad. Tears welled in my eyes.

“I’m sorry,” he said, misunderstanding.

I shook my head. “My sister has been dead a long time. It’s her as a little girl that I mourn now. The one who stitched rocks into her pockets and gave me a friendship bracelet. I feel like that photo was the last hold the person she is now had to the person she was. And now it’s burned away.”

Nicholas tightened his hold. I buried my face in his chest to hide my tears.

time inspecting Elva, then gave her more medicine. By the time she was ready to

again.

lied. I definitely had more tears to cry. They were happy ones this time,

help myself. I jumped back as soon as I

smiled at me. “It’s fine. Honestly, I am so relieved. All our tests returned inconclusive. I wasn’t sure what to think. But she’s a

“She is,” I agreed.

doctor left some medicine with

Elva was fast asleep once more. I crawled onto the bed beside

arms.

if I stay?” Nicholas

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motioned him closer and he sat on the

the

comfortable.”

either. He’d been so worried about Elva. It seemed unfair to send him away now, when the matter was mostly resolved. Adrenaline was

I told him. “You

himself out, but

stayed in the room as well, taking watch

arms around me,

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