All Chapters of Leaving You Bereft: Chapter 881 - Chapter 884

Willow gently touched Toby's little face, memories flooding back.Toby really did look just like Landon when he was little.What a sweet boy.After the meal, Willow called Thalia up to the south bedroom on the second floor and closed the door behind them.Thalia felt a pang of guilt and opened her mouth to speak, but Willow stopped her. She brushed back Thalia's hair, revealing her smooth, unscarred face, and said softly, "This will always be your home, no matter in the past, or in the future."Thalia's voice shook. "Okay."She couldn't hold back anymore and threw her arms around Willow, crying quietly against her. She felt she had been given so much more than she deserved, and it left her uneasy.But Willow felt the opposite. She believed she owed Thalia far too much. If she'd been wiser back then and never let Thalia go live with Selena, she wouldn't have had such a tragic childhood, nor the pain that followed. It was her failure to protect her.From now on, she would guard T

That kind of promise was cruel to Landon, but he agreed anyway.Thalia never said it out loud, but he knew how much pain she was in, how grueling dialysis was, how her body was changing under the strain of organ failure. She cared deeply, even if she pretended not to, trying not to worry him.She would sneak glances in the mirror, fretting over her looks. To him, she was always the same.When life and death hung in the balance, beauty didn't matter anymore.That night, they fell asleep in each other's arms for once.In the vast bedroom, only a small orange night-light glowed. April in Falombia was still chilly, barely into the 50s, and the night air carried a sharp coolness, but inside, it was warm and cozy. The floor-to-ceiling windows were fogged with a thin mist.At first, she lay with her back to him, his warm body pressed against hers.Later, even that closeness wasn't enough. She rolled over, gently wrapping her arms around his waist, burying her face against his chest. Th