re the sound of hurried footsteps echoed do

ging to his perfectly styled hair. His face was a mask of irritati

sed in a frilly princess gown, he

th a frown. "What did the doctor say? It was just a marb

pression he'd never seen before-cold, empty, and vast.

can we go back?" she whined. "Genesis M

o Chloe's heart. She closed her eyes, took a deep, shuddering bre

them. "The procedure was a success. We've removed the object. But he was deprived of oxygen

f against the wall, thanking the doctor in

hands together. "See? I told you it was nothing.

to lead

ingly calm. "Aren't you curious w

noyed. "What differ

o suck all the sound out of the hallway. "Mia, tell your father w

nstinctively hid behind Kurt

item Kurtis had brought back from Europe last year. He had

looked down at Mia, his voice

ed his pants leg. "I didn't mean to... I just wa

e. Leo had been crying for her. And she had been downstairs, prepar

minimize her guilt. "I... I just told him that if he

the silent corridor, every word was a

ter, the child she had raised, who had just tried

is, expecting to s

was

e knelt, stroking Mia's hair, his tone soothing. "It's okay, don't be sca

death, all dismissed with a

her ears ring. She couldn't believe what she was he

again. He turned to Mia. "Alright, let's g

viciousness, were less impor

nd daughter walk away. One tall, one smal

lly understood. This famil

cry. She di

her phone and sent a

s. I want nothing but full