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 bloodshocked 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 her tracks

turned her dry eyes towards him, slowly lifting her

and she could hardly make out his

you are, don’t touch me…

Cedric’s eyes welled up with tears.

it’s me,

Cedric

it’s you, Cedric

why I don’t want you

her head away, not wanting him to see her in this sorry state, but

not just in blood, but also in cuts and scrapes from the brambles,

Cedric crouched down, his

blood on her neck, and buried his head in her

be afraid, I’ll

on one knee, holding her tenderly, in

didn’t want him to see her like this,

the rock she’d been clutching,

enjoy this moment of warmth

it around her, then picked

turned to leave with Hailey in his arms, a hand suddenly grabbed

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