MasukThose were the only words that finally escaped Cale's lips.Lydia slowly turned toward him. Their eyes met, and her husband looked so deeply remorseful over what had happened to her."I should have found you sooner," Cale said quietly.Lydia felt the tightness return to her throat. Slowly, she retur
"And give me just a few more minutes, Mr. Miller," he said calmly. "There's one thing I'd like to explain about your wife's condition."The way the doctor spoke those words made Cale furrow his brow again. His gaze instinctively shifted to Lydia, while the anxiety that had eased, even if only slight
"Excuse me."A middle-aged doctor walked in with two nurses carrying several pieces of medical equipment. The moment he saw Lydia sitting on the edge of the bed with the IV line no longer in her hand, his brow immediately furrowed."Mrs. Miller," he said in a gentle yet firm tone. "It seems I've arr
"No," Lydia said softly. The look in her eyes showed she couldn't believe what her husband had just told her. "That can't have happened, can it?"Cale remained standing there, frozen, his phone hanging limply in his hand. Daven's final words kept echoing through his mind, refusing to disappear no ma
"Yeah, Daven."He stood up and took a few steps away from the bed, but Lydia could still clearly see her husband's face from where she lay.For the first few seconds, Cale only listened. His expression remained calm, his gaze still unreadable. But gradually... the sharp lines on his face began to ha
"I'm sure," he said quietly, "he'll be happy to hear that."But deep down, Cale knew that words of thanks alone would never be enough to repay someone who had been willing to risk his life to bring Lydia to safety and save her."But more than anything, Lydia," Cale shifted slightly in his seat. Slow
“I didn’t realize you two were close,” Althea said, shifting slightly in her seat so she could speak more comfortably with Josh.The car rolled away from the restaurant at an easy pace. City lights flickered on one by one, their reflections sliding across the windows. Josh sat quietly in the passeng
“No,” she growled under her breath. “Not today.”Eli opened her eyes; her breath caught in her throat.“Tomorrow is important,” Selena continued, more to herself than to Eli. “Your face can’t look ruined.”Eli stared at her mother, confused. “Important for what?”“Go to your room,” Selena ordered. “
Oscar slowly lifted his head. His breathing was ragged, his chest rising and falling unevenly.“If you refuse,” Cale continued—his voice calm, stripped of any overt threat, which somehow made it far more terrifying—“you never should’ve thought about refusing in the first place. You do remember your
The atmosphere at the Miller family home was calm and peaceful. Althea chose to relax, losing herself in one of her favorite novels—until her phone rang several times, pulling her attention away.Arsen’s name appeared on the screen, and her body tensed instantly. She answered before the ringing even







