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.

the boy finally calmed

watched it all from the side as I tried to

was a depth to his eyes, like he was no simple child but an adult

and holding her

their time for a little while. So,

back to the room

the time, and you should be in bed by now. Your mommy will be mad when she wakes up and f out that you

Crystal's hand, clearly reluctant to let go. "Okay. I want to keep Mommy company for a while more,

sister? Beryl is with Grandma Laura right now. Don't you want to spend some time

hands, but made no move to drink the cocoa. He hesitated for a while before saying, "Can

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

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