hapter 197 Blood and Truth

The crowd erupted in screams, panic rippling everywhere.

The falling ride clipped Baron’s back with its edge.

He staggered, nearly dropping Sean from his arms.

Natalie’s heart shattered at the sight.

“Baron!”

She couldn’t wait any longer. She bolted forward, the bodyguards rushing after her.

Susie burst into sobs the moment she saw Baron spit blood.

“Daddy!”

Sean, pressed tight in his arms, felt the hot spray of blood across his face. The metallic tang filled his nose, shocking him into silence before fear overtook him.

“Daddy, no!”

“Sean, don’t be scared. I’m fine.”

Even in pain, even barely able to stay on his feet, Baron forced himself to smile, his gaze steady and warm as it locked on his son’s tearful eyes. “You’re a man. This was just an accident. Daddy’s not going anywhere, and neither are you. Do you hear me?”

“But Daddy, you’re bleeding…”

his little hands, trying to wipe away the blood at Baron’s mouth, but no matter how much he wiped, the

the sight

throat burned with

“Baron… Sean…‘

arm to

first time Baron had ever heard her

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she always used–just his

faintly.

said nothing. She pulled Sean into her arms, speaking softly to both children. “Sean, Susie, it’s alright. It was just an accident. I’ll have the bodyguards take you home first, okay? Mommy has to take Daddy

going too!”

said nothing, but her red–rimmed

choice but to agree. The guards

wailed in the distance–police, firefighters,

carefully. “Can you really hold on? Maybe we should call an

caught me. Some bruising, nothing broken. Don’t worry

body well. It wasn’t as serious as it looked.

for him filled him with

I have a place in

You’re coughing blood and you’re still asking that?”

if I should yell at you or thank you. When danger hit, I hated myself for being useless. You reached Sean first, and as his mother I’m grateful–but watching you bleed, I thought my chest would split open. From the start, you’ve been in my heart. Maybe I don’t love you deeply yet, but you’re

lighter, as if the injury

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