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“What’s there to thank me for? Everything you need is already here. We’re heading out,” Joshua said.

Watching their car fade into the distance, Joshua scooped Xylia into his arms and headed back to their cozy little villa.

Inside, the air was warm–the AC had been running ahead of time–wrapping them in comfort the second they stepped through the door.

He carried Xylia straight to the bedroom, lowering his gaze to meet her exhausted, drowsy eyes.

‘Why won’t this fear go away?‘ Joshua thought, feeling the leftover terror gnaw at his heart.

His throat felt thick, almost clogged, as he reached out and gently brushed his hand over Xylia’s cheeks.

“Xylia, wake up,” Joshua called to her, his voice gentle with a deep warmth.

He repeated her name softly, again and again, the tenderness in his tone unmistakable.

Xylia slowly woke up, her eyelids fluttering. She blinked at the unfamiliar room, her mind suddenly sharp for a brief second as she tried to figure out where she was.

But the moment she sensed Joshua right there with her, she let herself relax completely.

Xylia asked groggily, “What’s wrong?” Her voice was a bit husky from sleep.

Joshua furrowed his brows just slightly. “We’ve arrived. Why don’t you take a nice hot bath before going back to sleep? I’ll make us both some ginger tea.”

Joshua gently pulled her upright, and Xylia just melted into his arms, barely able to keep herself standing. “I don’t want to move,” she murmured, clinging to him like her whole body refused to cooperate.

‘Honestly, I can’t move an inch,‘ Xylia thought, totally spent. ‘I’ve never hiked this much in my whole life.

“Need me to give you a hand in the shower?” Joshua teased, a mischievous glint in his eye.

Xylia struggled upright, grumbling sleepily but stubborn. “I can walk on my own.”

Joshua couldn’t help but laugh as he watched her shuffle drowsily toward the bathroom.

“Hey, aren’t you forgetting something?” he called, still grinning.

Xylia dragged herself back, snatched her clothes from the closet, and finally trudged into the bathroom.

Joshua grabbed his clothes and headed to the other bathroom. After a quick shower, he went to the kitchen and put on a pot of ginger tea, tossing in a couple bowls of noodles just to be safe.

Just in case they caught a cold.

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Joshua found some cold medicine, grabbed two pills, and carried everything to the bedroom.

He arrived just as Xylia was finishing her bath.

Xylia had nearly drifted off in the bathtub earlier.

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“Here, have some noodles, drink this ginger tea, and take these pills to keep you from catching a cold. Then you can go back to sleep,” Joshua said, setting everything down.

Xylia thought, ‘but after the day we’ve had, who cares? This is

her mind and body finally unwinding for real, followed Joshua over to the

of grabbing the noodles, Xylia gently held Joshua’s face and kissed him

“Thank you,” Xylia whispered.

throat tightened as

me later,” he

you be saying, ‘No need to thank me; it’s just what I ought to

job, but I still expect a

her a mischievous

simply turned away and

from the noodles and tea, Xylia finally curled up in bed and drifted off

Joshua slipped out of the bedroom

room, grabbed his laptop, and

was in complete

got—the brutal turf war between their factions had the cops

time, Richard was

needed to

his phone and called his dad back in

almost

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anxious, “Did you manage to get

she’s safe

let out a

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sick these days. Once she hears the news, she’ll finally be able to relax

Richard can’t be allowed

out through the Daltonian

a

son. Leave it to me–I’ll reach out to the

bit unsure for a

phone and texted Joshua a string

sort it out yourself. I’ve got things to handle–catch you later,”

but

in his ear, leaving Joshua staring

years, both father and son were

himself wasn’t much

covers, and pulled Xylia into his arms

next day, the two of them crashed out so hard, they didn’t even wake up until

her eyes, her arms and legs felt like borrowed props–completely useless, definitely not her

mattress and seriously wondered if she’d ever have the energy to

a quick shower, he sat on the edge of the bed, teasing

asked, a

I can’t move,” Xylia groaned, her voice

and gently started massaging

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you coming with me, or

you decide to stay, I’ll have someone here to

soon as he said

with you.” Xylia

she really

even begin to guess what kind of trouble she’d get into alone. No matter how dangerous things got, she knew she’d rather face

furrowed as he took in how

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