Chapter 1059
The area was as dark as a crypt, with only the weak glow of a distant streetlight casting an eerie light on the overgrown bramble bush in front, exposing a large indentation in the earth
Cedric stepped towards the brambles, bending over, his hands shaking as he pushed aside the prickly foliage
The sight that met him – Hailey, lying on the ground, her clothes torn, her body smeared with blood–shocked him to his core
He’d never experienced such terror before. It was as if his blood had suddenly frozen in his veins
His heart pounded against his chest, feeling as though it had been dropped into an abyss, the sheer dread robbing him of breath.
He tried to speak, to say something to Hailey, but the words refused to leave his throat.
It was as if someone had clenched his throat in a vice. All he could do was extend a shaky hand to touch Hailey’s icy face
At his touch, Hailey flinched. She tried to move but found she couldn’t
Her tears mixed with the blood, trickling from the corner of her eyes
‘Please, don’t touch me please
Hearing her plea, Cedric’s heart ached so much he could hardly breathe
“Hailey, it’s me!
voice stopped Hailey in her tracks
her dry eyes towards him, slowly lifting her eyelids
could hardly make out his face, let
matter who you are, don’t touch me… please, don’t touch
Cedric’s eyes welled
me,
Cedric
it’s you,
you
wanting him to see her in this sorry
but also in cuts and scrapes from the brambles,
injuries, Cedric crouched down, his heart
her neck, and buried his head
don’t be afraid, I’ll take
holding her tenderly, in a way he’d never done before.
didn’t want him to see her like this, but she was
she’d been clutching,
her enjoy this moment of warmth
wrapped it around her,
Hailey in his arms, a hand
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