"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.

wound. I'd rather..."

to yourself," the man said with

fixed on his partially hidden gaze under the brim of his hat, as though searching

lips

thrown into chaos. How

seemed

be

gaze snapped to Charlie. He was so small, so fragile. How could she, as his

she said firmly. "I need to find a doctor for Charlie. Do you know where the

said, narrowing his sharp eyes. "We

him warily. "What exactly do you

man replied, his

not ready to make a

but a phone number on it. "When you've made up your mind, call me." Winnie took the card in both hands and tucked it into

to leave, he

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