"Wake up, Charlie."

Winnie held him tightly, panic overwhelming her. She wanted to take him away, not harm him!

Just then, the sound of a car pulling up broke through the darkness.

Footsteps approached, slow and deliberate. A tall man emerged from the shadows and stopped in front of her.

Tears streaming down her face, Winnie looked up.

The man's sharp, angular features were obscured by the dim light, adding to his air of mystery. But she immediately recognized him.

It was the same man who had told her the truth about Jack Green being Ben Lucas.

Winnie glared at him with fierce determination. "Why are you here? Are you happy now that things have come to this?"

"You foolish woman, do you think being deceived feels any better?" the mysterious man sneered.

but a bloody wound. I'd

yourself," the man said with

you want?" Winnie asked, her eyes fixed on his partially hidden gaze under the brim of his hat, as though searching for answers. "Are you content

lips

into chaos.

the man seemed to read the resentment in

Charlie, Jamie would be

small, so

doctor for Charlie. Do you know where

you still have some boundaries," the man said, narrowing his sharp

warily.

replied, his

hesitated. "I'm not ready to

business card with nothing but a phone number on it. "When you've made up your mind, call me." Winnie

leave, he stopped again after

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