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Chapter 225
Cole's voice was cracked and fragile, like a child lost in the dark. His eyes were clouded with confusion and fear,
searching for something-anything-to hold onto, Alessia felt her heart shatter at the sound of his words.
Tears welled up in her eyes, blurring her vision. Xander clenched his jaw, turned on. his heel, and strode out of
the room.
“Lessie... what am | supposed to do now? Lessie, where are my mom and dad?”
Alessia didn’t know what to say. She didn’t have any answers either.
Words felt empty, useless. All she could do was pull Cole into her arms, hold him tight against her chest. He
clung to her, arms wrapped around her waist as if she might vanish too if he let go.
“Cole, sweetheart, let's let your aunt get ssleep now, okay?”
He didn’t reply-just nodded, silent. Alessia glanced away as she felt his tears soak through her shirt, her hand
gently rubbing his back.
It was just like two years ago in the hospital. The two of them, holding onto each other, watched as the sheet
was pulled over Parrish, before he'd even had the chance to say goodbye.
Now, two years later, it was still just the two of them. This time, fate had taken Cole’s mother.
At least, this time, there were still words left to say.
When everything was finally taken care of, night had crept in. Larkin drove Xander home, and the house-always
quiet-seemed even emptier, the silence almost crushing.
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The rain kept falling, relentless.
Cole lay on the bed, his head resting on Alessia’s lap, tears slipping down his face. as he drifted in and out of a
restless sleep.
Alessia leaned back against the headboard, her eyes soft and aching with concern.
She patted Cole's shoulder, slow and gentle, the way you would comfort a child.
A flash of lightning lit up the room, followed by a booming clap of thunder.
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Alessia pressed her hands over Cole’s ears, blocking out the storm.
Just as Jade had comforted her on stormy nights like this, Alessia now soothed Cole, using the squiet
tenderness she had once received.
The first tshe met the Cole family, she was
five years old.
Back then, the Tate family had just started to make their way up in the world. Wanting to break into the right
circles, Scott took a deep breath and bought at house in a newly developed upscale neighborhood.
They'd barely lived there for three months before new neighbors moved in next door. Alessia wasn’t interested-
she had much more important things to do.
“What are you digging for?”
In the backyard, Alessia was crouched on the lawn, a small trowel in her hand, completely focused on her task.
At the sound of an unfamiliar voice, she glanced up, barely sparing him a look before returning to her digging.
“Worms,” she replied. There was a row of flowers along the wall, carefully tended by gardeners, so finding a few
earthworms wasn't hard.
“What for?”
Alessia jabbed at the ground with a little more force than before.
“I'm going to dump them on Max's bed!”
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Cole stared, wide-eyed. She was the prettiest girl he'd ever seen.
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