"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.

nothing but a bloody wound. I'd rather..." Winnie's voice faltered, unable to

the man said

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

her lips

life had been thrown into chaos. How could she

reply, the man seemed to read the

Jamie would be devastated," he

so fragile. How could she, as his aunt, not feel

"I need to find a doctor for

the man said, narrowing his sharp eyes. "We

warily. "What

the man replied, his voice

"I'm not ready to

tossing her a business card with nothing but a phone number on it. "When

the man turned to leave, he stopped again after a

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