After so many days of anxiety and uncertainty, Aiden Shaw sent her a message for the first time.
It was like a treasure found.
It felt as if fresh blood flowed into her veins, reenergizing her.
Tiana Thorne listened to it repeatedly before putting down her phone, then glanced at the already asleep Linden Hawthorne.
The blanket wasn't adequately covering him.
Worried, she got up and adjusted the blanket. Just as she was about to leave, Linden Hawthorne grabbed her wrist.
Held it tightly.
Tiana was momentarily taken aback, and Linden Hawthorne, in his sleep, anxiously murmured, "Poppy, don't leave."
He was having a nightmare.
In the nightmare, Tiana was taken away by someone, severing the ties between them in that instant.
"Never leave again."
In his sleep, Linden Hawthorne's voice was dry and husky, his brows furrowed together, and he seemed in pain.
In front of Tiana, Linden Hawthorne always appeared gentle and healing, lending a hand when she was at her most difficult.
