of the hospital. David had been injured protecting her, and no matt

wn for some rare mushroom broth. Then,

w. There's a new place in the west. Can you grab those too?" Marina'

at the heavy bags in he

ecretary, this is your job,

ed her tee

ng to her like a second skin, her arms ached from the wei

her for what she saw through

arina fed him a spoonful of something from a bowl. His expressio

You already ate?" she

Marina's eyes widened not

th a loud thud. "Are you serious right now? You sent me to the east, then called me halfway and mad

Lily. I had no idea his tastes had changed while I

moved. "Spare me

tone hardened,

let your effort go to waste. If you can forgive me, I'll eat it all myself-every bi

rocodile tears-it was laughable. But there was nothing funny abou

self," Lily said coldly. "I d

her throat tight with

e rustle of plastic and

ina said. "I'll

ted and showy. In that moment, it seemed more like a performance than a genuine ges

n, Mari

r drained from her face. O

vid's voice

led to her f

her face swelling rapidly, red b

David shouted, al

plummeted int

." she whisp

s. David swept Marina into his arms and ran with he

egs moving befor

ergency wing, David tur

ssion was

issed. "You knew she was

Lily stammered, her throat cl

er. "If anything happens to her... anything...

hit her li

, hands shaking. "You

swer. He did

ion in his eyes

ds until the sound of nurses and doctors shufflin

caught. Her

ned away, storming in

't done

llergic to mushrooms. It wasn't h

the last thing Marina had said bef

can forgive me,

of person

ing they knew they

ess

anted somethi

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pl

d Lily more tha

had beco

is to turn David against h

e door shut behind him. Her chest ache

t no matter what she did... she would