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!
stopped Hailey in
towards him, slowly lifting
could hardly make out his face, let alone recognize him.
matter who you are, don’t touch me…
Hailey’s words, Cedric’s eyes welled
it’s me, Cedric‘
Cedric
it’s
why I don’t want you to see me like
away, not wanting him to see her in this
also in cuts and scrapes from the brambles, too
her injuries, Cedric crouched down, his heart aching
blood on her neck, and buried his head in
be afraid, I’ll
knelt down on one knee, holding her tenderly, in a way he’d
see her like this, but she was too exhausted
of the rock she’d been clutching, and buried her
this moment of
took off his coat and wrapped it
his
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