Anna tried her best to keep herself from falling apart, but she was still shaking all over. Her trembling hands were stained with Cade’s blood, which still felt warm on her skin.

She thought about the time when Cade was kidnapped as a child. The men who had taken him wanted to throw him down to his death right before her eyes.

Anna remembered distinctly the fear that gripped her when she saw Cade’s little body being lifted high above the ground, about to be brought down to his death at any given moment.

She could still picture the scene clearly, as if it had been ingrained into the deepest recesses of her mind. The memory still haunted her to this day.

Just then, a strong pair of arms encircled her, pulling her into a comforting embrace. Cooper held her close and murmured, “It’s okay. He’ll be alright. Nothing’s going to happen to him.”

There was an intense ringing in her ears. Her lips trembled, and she found herself unable to word out whatever it was that she was thinking.

Then, an urgent voice resonated next to her, saying, “We’ve removed the bullet and he’s no longer in danger, but he’s lost a lot of blood. He needs a transfusion immediately, but we’ve received too many patients today, and right now, we’re short on supply for blood type A.”

Cooper answered hurriedly, “That’s my blood type. Let me do the transfusion.”

“Are you related to him? Do you have any contagious diseases?”

“I’m his stepfather. We’re not related by blood, and I have no contagious diseases.”

“Then follow me, please.”

Without a second thought, Cooper hastily traipsed after the nurse.

It didn’t take long for the transfusion to be done, and after Cade woke up, the three of them made their way back to Ronney City.

Cade recovered well enough upon their return. There was color in his cheeks now, and he looked happy, too.

Cooper had given him a blood transfusion.

He beamed at the thought—Cooper’s blood now runs in my veins!

This means that I’m practically related to Cooper by blood.

He couldn’t be happier or more honored about this.

However, he couldn’t help but feel disappointed at the same time. It would be perfect if Cooper were my biological father.

out about this, I’m sure he’ll turn

as if Cooper’s blood had done something magical to him—like it had brought forth an incandescent glow from

seemed as if Cooper and the Yard twins had grown closer after the

protective

his stepfather’

overjoyed to know that Cooper had accepted her sons as his own. She had been

in Anna’s life, but so

her kids, and

and he had a rash over his skin. These were followed by symptoms of gastrointestinal inflammation two days later, and when the medical report came back, it

and began

Cade’s condition came to light; his medical report returned with a diagnosis

was 0.01%, but when it did happen, the fatality rate

rate of this disease, Anna grew faint. She stumbled and

disbelief as he stared at

of it remained uncertain, but there was medical evidence to suggest that blood relation between the donor and the recipient could increase the risk of the latter

who had become unconscious in the hospital room. His eyes then turned to the papers clutched in his hand, and he read the report once more in bewilderment. His mind was completely blank, save

him? Do you

related by

under his own weight had Anna not reached out

both of them had a likely guess in mind, though it was bold for even either

have been overjoyed if whatever they’d guessed turned

they

the DNA

and Cade

were Cooper and

he did know was that Cade

the truth, Cooper felt as if he was transported back to the nightmarish moment when

bent his head, letting

Cade were his biological

had only just reconciled with them, and now, he was going

Callum and Anna had tears spilling down

seized Anna; her eyes were rimmed red as she thought about Dana’s

she said she was going to deal with

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