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.

it hurt?” Nala’s face was streaked with tears. “Big

“Nala?”

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

to understand the love hidden in her stumbling

where she had been kidnapped just to spare

smiled, gazing up at the sky where a line of birds

believed that no matter how challenging the journey, he would

walking forward with her on his back. “It doesn’t hurt at all. But we can’t go back to

man… hurt

“Yes.” Alexander’s eyes dimmed.

“You asked me to call him and tell him you were sick, and he

Alexander grinned.

come in not out of concern but out of

He was just too foolish to notice Alexander hiding

father-son relationship must be

taken from Drake during their escape, but he had forgotten to grab the phone

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