Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 35 Are You Okay?

“Kaia? You okay?”

Kaia’s voice was thick with unshed tears. “I’m fine. Don’t trouble yourself.”

There she goes again! Always so damn tough!

Alden frowned, annoyed. He didn’t press her further, instead letting the firefighters help Luna out first.

Once he was out, he spotted Nathan Brown, the admin manager. “There’s still someone else in there,” he instructed. “Have someone see her home.”

Then, he carried Luna directly to the hospital.

Kaia’s legs felt like jelly. She was shaking so hard she could barely stand.

Nathan recognized her soon. “Ms. Domont, are you alright?” he asked, his face etched with concern.

Kaia shook her head. “I’m fine. Just help me to a chair for a minute, would you?”

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fingers, her phone on speaker.

“Hey, Kaia. What’s up? Miss me already after just one day? Ha!” she teased.

“Alyssa.” Kaia’s voice was weak. “Could you come to Alfly? I’m on the nineteenth floor.”

to her feet. “Are you okay? Are you hurt?

didn’t know what had happened to her best friend, but the tremor in Kaia’s

of his car when he saw

not right. I

skipped a beat, his fingers twitching almost imperceptibly. “Alright, calm down. I’ll go with

phone call had left Alyssa deeply

some comfort from Lucien, but one glance at him and the words

driver’s seat had eyes laced

“Text her. Tell

is at least forty minutes

repeated, his voice a

seemed to have magically cleared.

they

door, Lucien was already halfway across the plaza, his strides fast and lethal, like a

to collect

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buried in her knees. She’d been out of the elevator for a while now, but

point, I never would have called

was Alden’s

couldn’t afford to be

wrecked.

with the person he

shouldn’t bother her. It shouldn’t. But fear, humiliation, and a sadness so heavy it felt

breathless. “Kaia,

voice, Kaia’s carefully constructed

and her voice choked. “Alyssa, you’re here. I’m okay, just…

tight with panic. “Uncle Lucien!