“He’s Arthur’s real father. I can’t let him die!” The words hung heavily in the hallway. Damien remained on his knees, staring up at Amelia as though he had stopped understanding the world around him. His hands slowly loosened around the fabric of her hospital gown, and for several long seconds, he said nothing. The tears on his face kept falling, one after another, while Amelia stood before him with tears of her own gathering in her eyes. “Damien…” Seraphina called softly. He didn’t respond. Seraphina exchanged a brief look with Beta Kael. Kael had been watching his son closely, and despite the tension between them over the past few years, something tightened painfully in his chest when he saw the devastation written all over Damien’s face. “That’s enough, Damien,” Beta Kael said quietly. Damien barely reacted when his father reached down and pulled him gently to his feet. For a moment, he stood there stiffly, his shoulders trembling. Then Kael pulled him into his arm
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