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“There really isn’t any other way?” Alessia stared at the scattered books on the
table. She already knew the answer, but she still couldn't help clinging to a shred of hope.
Xander sighed and closed the book in his hands.
“Lessie, | wish more than anyone that there were.”
Alessia fell silent.
The ancient medical texts here were as familiar to both of them as the backs of
their hands. They could pinpoint any passage, any line, without hesitation. But now, with one of them asking
questions and the other scouring the pages all night, it was obvious-they’d hit a dead end.
Still, neither wanted to give up.
What if-just maybe-they’d overlooked a chapter, missed something in their
exhaustion?
“How's Cole doing?”
Alessia shook her head.
Xander looked older, the lines around his eyes deepening.
“He's tough, stubborn too. Never lets his feelings show. Lessie, you'll have to keep a close eye on him, alright?”
“I will.”
She didn’t find the answer she'd hoped for, but Alessia refused to give in. She and Xander pored over the
medical books together long into the evening, but nothing useful turned up.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMonday arrived, and the breakfast café finally opened its doors. Zachary and the Mortons were up before dawn,
bustling to prepare. After finishing her own breakfast, Alessia saw she had stto spare, so she took a
detour to the café.
Business was booming. The Mortons barely touched the floor, whirling from customer to customer, while Zachary
helped at the register and packed up orders.
“Lessie? Did you have breakfast yet?” Karen called from the stairwell, catching
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sight of Alessia hovering at the entrance.
“I did. I just wanted to stop by and see how things were going.”
Karen checked the clock on the wall. “Time’s about up. Zachary, stop fussing and get to school-both of you!
Senior year’s important. If you want to cby after classes, you can, but now you need to go.”
Alessia and Zachary were both a little stunned to be shooed away so quickly.
“Take these to-go cups for the road,” Karen said, thrusting two steaming drinks into their hands. “Sorry, we're
swamped right now. Be careful on your way to school!”
“Lucky lady, having such good-looking kids,” one of the regulars teased. “And isn’t the other one from Aristocrat
Academy?”
“That's right,” Karen replied with an
easy smile. “Both of them are top of
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“Both top of the class, huh?” Other customers joined in, especially parents dropping off their own children. Soon,
they were all asking Karen for her secret to raising such disciplined kids.
Karen answered every question with
effortless warmth, giving all the credit
to her children’s tyne and
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Alessia and Zachary exchanged a look-resigned amusement in both their eyes. One had barely helped for ten
minutes, and the other hadn't even stepped inside.
“Let's go,” Zachary said. He stuck a straw into Alessia’s drink and handed it to her, then took hers and did the
sfor himself.
“| stopped by the clinic yesterday,” Alessia said, sipping her soy milk. It was sweet and rich, with a flavor that
didn’t taste watered down like the other places in town.
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Zachary'’s voice tumbled out in a rush, as if he was afraid Alessia might think he didn’t value the opportunity-or
worse, that he’d let her down again.
“That bruise on your face-Six did that, didn’t he?”
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