EmilyI froze.The scene before me felt like something out of a nightmareI was shocked when I saw two men lying motionless in pools of their blood, Uncle Carlos clutching his bleeding arm as the police dragged him toward the van. And it was because of my… my Lucas, my brave, foolish, precious son.My body shook as I ran to him, pulling him into my arms. My heart was pounding so hard I thought it might burst.“God, Lucas… I was so scared,” I whispered, clutching him tighter. “So, so scared.”When he didn’t pick up my call earlier, I thought I was losing my mind. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking, and my legs felt like they couldn’t hold me. It was Nathaniel who finally called one of Lucas’s guards, and that’s how we found this place. But the whole drive here, I could barely breathe.Now, with him in my arms, I still couldn’t stop trembling.I wouldn’t have survived it...If anything happened to him.I pulled back just enough to look at his face. “Yes, what you did was brave,” I said softl
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