~Third Person POVSnow sat upright, her face brightening when she recognized him. “Elijah!” she exclaimed, jumping off the bench and running towards him as though she had done nothing wrong.Elijah crouched and caught her by the shoulders, checking her face and arms as though he expected to find her hurt.“Where have you been? I told you to stay in the playground!” he scolded, his voice carrying the worry he had been trying to suppress since discovering that she was missing.Snow blinked up at him, seemingly confused by his reaction. “But I was playing.”“You were supposed to stay where I left you,” he reminded her, brushing a hand over her curls as he made sure she was unharmed. “I have been looking everywhere for you.”“I know, but I saw Uncle Kieran!” she explained, pointing towards the man seated on the bench.Elijah’s expression changed as he looked past Snow towards Zane.For a moment, neither man spoke, and the tension between them was noticeable even to someone who didn’t unde
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