Elope...

Jasper stared at Alyssa's pale and haggard countenance. His heart ached even more.

"I want to spend the rest of my life with Lyse. But Landon, I can't be so selfish. Lyse's family is different

from me. I can abandon everything for her. Do you think I can sit with the idea of her abandoning her

family for me? Will she be happy without her family's blessing and presence?"

Jasper shook his head in agony. He repeated hoarsely, "I've taken away too much from her. I've almost

ruined her in the process. Landon, I don't want to hurt her again. She can't lose anything else. That

can't happen."

"These are all your assumptions. Have you asked what Lyse wants?"

Landon could read the room. He frowned. "It's raining cats and dogs tonight. Lyse must have suffered a

lot to be with you.

"Family is important, but Lyse cares more for you and wants to be with you. If you were to give her your

version of happily-ever-after and force yourself to let go, something more dangerous might have

happened tonight. Even worse, it could have been a tragedy. Don't regret it when that happens,

Jasper."

Each word was like an arrow to Jasper's heart.

Jasper recalled how Alyssa mentioned their baby and asked him to save it.

fever talking, but the undeniable truth was

bury beneath

Alyssa managed to do

face with

well?

anymore. His tears streamed down like rain in front of his close friend.

slapped himself hard.

What are you

his arm. "You have to get yourself together

If abusing yourself works, I will take a kitchen and stab your heart right

came quickly to

the bedside and stared deeply at Alyssa's pale face. He placed her slightly warm

lips and kissed it

at 105 degrees Fahrenheit.

to reduce her fever and placed her under an IV drip. "If we

might affect her heart. Then, things

you to take Ms. Alyssa to the

limited here, so I can't provide Ms. Alyssa better care. I can

tomorrow night, she will

his trembling hand

still hot. He hoped she would get better first thing in

Alyssa injured her hand before? Has she fractured it before?"

of the

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