Chapter 74

Natalie had promised she’d be over tonight.

She was the kind of person who followed through. He had seen her picking gifts for kids. She was reliable, so he knew she’d come.

As long as Nate was happy and could fulfill his wishes, everything was worth it. Everyone else. paled in importance.

The minutes ticked away, and the night deepened.

Nate wasn’t sure how long he had been sitting at the back door, his little cheeks numb from the cold, his eyes heavy and struggling to stay open, yet no one had appeared.

The maid found him there, shivering, and scooped him up. “Mr. Nate, what are you doing out here in the cold? Didn’t you want cake?”

“Just a bit longer!” Nate suddenly found a burst of energy, squirming in the maid’s arms before sliding back to the ground, pushing her hands away. “Go inside! Leave me alone!”

The cake would have to wait for Natalie to arrive, for her to cut a slice for him. He wanted to light the candles with Mommy and make a wish together. No one else would do.

Natalie had said that when the moon rose, she would appear.

unusual behavior, the maid suggested, “It’s so chilly out here. Why

he was inside changing, saw that he hadn’t waited for

puzzle and that you shouldn’t make them sad without good reason. So, he had to wait for

into the house at Nate’s insistence. stealing glances from the doorway at the

hard for his sickness to make a comeback. Seeing him out there, looking

scooping him up once he fell asleep when Brian’s voice suddenly cut

face cloud of worry and anger. They knew better than to breathe too loudly around him, and they stepped back, leaving a hush

before he went and stood behind Nate. He bent down and lifted

had phoned in to report that

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leave the country.

left at seven that evening and was

chill down to his bones, his energy sapped, and he didn’t even muster the

he saw Brian was holding him, and the light that had sparked at

his father’s shoulder, murmuring weakly. “Daddy, Nate has to

soft murmur. It was as if he was speaking to himself yet answering Nate’s

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