Rufus' POV:

I watched Arron curl his lower lip and sniff back his tears as he caught sight of Crystal on the bed. In the end, he couldn't help but let out a muffled sob.

In any case, the brave boy heeded my instructions and kept as quiet as he could. Even so, he still reached for his mother, as though he would never be at ease until he touched her. "Mommy..." Arron whispered as he leaned closer to her. He almost fell off my arms. I had to hike him higher against my waist and pull his arm back.

"It's okay. There's no rush." I carefully set him down on the floor and patted his head. "Go ahead. Just remember not to wake her up."

"Okay." Arron nodded and rushed to the bed. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

He settled on Crystal's side and held her fingers tightly.

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side as I tried to process the complex emotions

turned to look at me. There was a depth to his eyes, like he was no simple child but an adult

there for a long while, just staring at her and holding her hand.

a little while. So,

back to the

stay here all the time, and you should be in bed by now. Your mommy will be mad when

was still holding Crystal's hand, clearly reluctant to let go. "Okay. I want to keep Mommy company for a while more, but I don't want her to be angry." He finally let go of her and took the cup. "Let's

and headed for the door. "Arron, would you like to see your sister? Beryl is with Grandma Laura right now. Don't you want to spend some time with them? You can even sleep with

before saying, "Can I really? Mommy said I'm not allowed to call Grandma Laura 'Grandma' when we are outside, and I can't

I gestured at the guards to leave us alone and turned to Arron with a

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