When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“Scarlett, let’s look for a place to hide!” Emery cried as she frantically pulled my arm and ran back from where we came. I felt like a stiff mannequin being dragged along for the ride.

The paparazzi were not professionals in their field for nothing; in the blink of an eye, they were in full pursuit and soon ran us down and separated us.

Emery felt overwhelmed and could have barely taken care of herself, much less of me. She kept running and soon led the paparazzi off.

They came and went like a hurricane. Their target identified, the paparazzi pursued with full force. In other words, Emery had “sacrificed” herself.

I was just about to head out and hail a cab when a casual glance around stopped me in my tracks in surprise. Gregory was at the entrance staring at me. His charming features were alight with delighted mischief.

“Mommy, I ran into you again!”

Was this how rich families cared for their six-year-old children?

He was the heir apparent of the Fuller family. By standing still unsupervised, he became an easy target for kidnappers. There wasn’t a bodyguard anywhere near him.

I walked over and knelt down next to him. “Why are you here all alone?”

it would have been impossible for him to know ahead of time to intercept

spoke, the wunderkind suddenly pouted. He tugged on my thumb and said in a pitiful voice. “Mommy,

What?

father’s resources on your own to make an appointment with a stranger. It wouldn’t do for you to be so pathetic at such a young

I’m here. No one will capture you.” In the end, I gave in to him. I tousled his hair in an

said. “Daddy is at work; I am not allowed to

of my

be along to pick me up soon,” Gregory said smugly as he

a sigh and took the

precise location of the mall we were in. The ability to recite

even suspected that he would have been able to

to leave. “Come on,

even more pitiful look on his face than before. “Mommy, you aren’t

adorable children, especially when they were being coy. I was still able to muster a look of cold indifference