p a hand over her mouth on impulse like that.The soft warmt

ace somehow looked even more strikin

right away."You spit on me

at him. What nonsens

grabbed his hand and wiped it

oing?" Skylar's

touched some of my spit. I'm cleaning

her, embarrassed enough to wa

and sniffed lightly."Mhm. Smells pretty nic

st met someone... not very

r seen their boss let a woman touch him-without flinching. And his expression... a mix of i

ompletel

.

hurried to open the door for her.Sanda

away, her sweet, harmless smile d

eaten him properly?

d a brow. "Was my int

eed a face‑change expert, don't call

ess, I was wron

into a sweet laugh. "Good.

ade goosebumps cra

ng."Mr. Addams," a deep voice said, "seems like y

rkened. "You're

ia. So listen carefully. Stay by that poor girl's side. Prot

e hun

cold, impossible to contain.Someone d

through the earth if you have

the assistan

e..." Skylar narrowed his

r

.

y, Sandara pushed open

d at her, wrapping their l

lips. She crouched and ki

, did they bully you a

hair. "Your mom? N

ellington suddenly we

n't the doctor say he was fine? Why

d hers. "I don't have much time... The

lking like that,"

voice thinning like he was fading awa

ebrow twitch

said he was

aybe it was time to stop runni

promise. I'm not l

up immediately, all t

ed.Yep. Defin

getting worse," she mutte

eed. That's what matte

ed up an apple and sta

ked in and asked to spe

"Kids, stay here with Grea

my!" they

.

uxury car stopped.The assistant

Skylar got out

hispered, "Sandara's grandfat

pond. He stepped

d out and spotted a tiny figure

on softened

rl into his arms."Sweetheart, why'd

taring at the str

am with Great‑Grandpa's pocket money...Ho

nap

rs pretending to be relatives.Even if the kid c

ttle brain

resist.She

in the kidnapper‑uncle's ar

levator button, plan

le stepped inside. The wom

rf

ll hand-and slapped the

?!" the wom

raight at the "t

de-but froze when she saw Skyla

ife?!" her husband

nch easily and shoved the m

ed across

. "Help! They're attackin

lk away, but she blocked him

n.Genius. Absolute genius.She'd tr

e car," Skylar ordere

her out."Stay here and

dded s

way-she opened the car

shed with the commotion an

's the

the

ened th

pt

lar's voice dropped

s!" the assistant stamme

*