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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.

eating isn’t really healthy, Xylia thought, ‘but after the day we’ve had, who cares? This is definitely

followed Joshua over to the little coffee

Joshua’s face and kissed

“Thank you,” Xylia whispered.

throat tightened as

later,”

her head at him, teasing, “Shouldn’t you be saying, ‘No need to thank me;

expect a little thank–you gift,” Joshua

her a mischievous

away and started in

warm and content from the noodles and tea, Xylia finally curled up in bed

slipped out of the bedroom

the living room, grabbed his laptop, and began digging deep into Richard’s

State was in

going at it with everything they’ve got—the brutal turf war between

time, Richard was

to figure out

out his phone and

almost

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Aaron picked up, he sounded anxious, “Did you manage to get her

safe now,” Joshua

end, Aaron let out a huge sigh of

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she hears the news, she’ll finally be able to relax a

said, “Dad, Richard can’t be allowed

the Daltonian police would

a quiet,

alike–even more so between father and son. Leave it to me–I’ll reach out to the right

seemed a bit unsure for

phone and texted Joshua a string

it out yourself. I’ve got things to handle–catch you

Joshua blurted out, but Aaron had already

tone hummed in his ear, leaving Joshua staring

these years, both father and

wasn’t much of

back to the bedroom, slid under the covers,

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

if she’d ever have the energy to move

was up and about like nothing had happened. After a quick shower, he sat on the edge of

like getting up?” Joshua asked, a playful grin on his

arms and legs are so sore. I can’t move,” Xylia groaned, her voice

and gently started massaging

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Are you coming

to stay, I’ll have someone here to make sure you’re

as he said

with you.” Xylia replied without a

truth was, she really was

side? No way–Xylia couldn’t 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 it all

brow furrowed as he took in

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