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Chapter 243

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The Night Lily Had a Nightmare About Losing Her Family

The scream came at 2:17 a.m.

God.

Not a cry.

Not a whimper.

A scream.

The kind that instantly turned parents into sprinters.

Fair.

One second Adrian and Elena were asleep.

The next they were running down the hallway.

Reasonable honestly.

By the time they reached Lily's room, she was sitting upright in bed.

Tears streaming down her face.

Tiny hands gripping her blanket.

God.

Terrified.

Fair.

Not sleepy.

Not confused.

Scare
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