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Chapter 83:: A Promise Tested

Author: LynTurkey
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-28 01:26:22

Rhy's POV

I watched Lyra cradle Finn against her chest, her fingers smoothing through his damp hair as the paramedic worked around them. The stranger had arrived with credentials and a calm efficiency that immediately put everyone at ease, everyone except me.

My eyes kept darting between the medic checking Finn's temperature and Chris, who stood guard by the window like some kind of sentinel.

"His fever's breaking," the paramedic announced, packing away his supplies. "The antibiotics are working. He'll be fine with rest and fluids."

The relief that washed over Lyra's face was like watching the sun break through storm clouds. She pressed a kiss to Finn's forehead, whispering something I couldn't hear. My chest tightened. I should have been the one she turned to in that moment of relief. Instead, her eyes found Chris first, a silent thank you passing between them that cut deeper than any blade.

"We need to move," the paramedic continued. "There's a secure safehouse twenty minutes from
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