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Chapter 34

Author: Anney GW
last update publish date: 2026-01-27 10:54:53
Estelle’s POV

They paramedics moved at once, preparing the medication while I stayed next to Lucas and held his hand. He was crying silently now, tears streaming down his face as he clung to me.

“It’s going to be okay,” I told him, knowing he couldn’t hear but hoping he could read my lips in the dim light. “I’m going to fix this, Lucas. I promise you. You’re gonna be alright, baby.”

The sedative worked quickly. Lucas’s grip on my hand loosened and his eyes started to drift closed, the panic fina
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