A car would pass by every now and then, and Alexander would wave desperately, but none of the cars were willing to stop.

As the day turned to night, the temperature dropped significantly.

Nala had suffered greatly in the past two days, both physically and mentally, and she had reached the point of breaking down.

Alexander had no choice but to keep going. He carried Nala on his back, stumbling along the road.

“Big brother…” Nala’s voice trembled. “It’s getting dark, and I’m scared!”

“It’s okay,” Alexander turned and smiled at her. “I’ll take you home.”

“Big brother, why don’t we go back…”

“What?”

Nala looked at Alexander’s feet, where blisters and bloody heels were visible.

tears. “Big

“Nala?”

tears. “That house is broken and cold, but… at least your feet

momentarily stunned, taking some time to

place where she had been kidnapped just to spare him from so

sky where a line of birds

matter how challenging the journey, he would eventually find his way back home

on his

man…

“Yes.” Alexander’s eyes dimmed.

to call him and tell him

Alexander grinned.

Nala to inform Drake that he had a fever. Drake had probably come in not out of concern but out of fear he would be left

check. He was just too foolish to notice Alexander hiding behind the door when he entered. Before he could react,

father-son relationship must be one-of-a-kind in the

had some money he had taken from Drake during their escape, but he

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