Chapter 4 - A Mother's Plea
Evelyn’s knees threatened to give out beneath her, but she forced herself to stand tall to keep sleeping Nora secure.
"Julian kicked us out," Evelyn whispered, her voice barely audible over the rustling leaves. "He took my car keys... he froze my accounts. I’ll work for free... I'll clean your house, Arthur... just let my children sleep here tonight."
Arthur’s jaw clenched so hard a muscle twitched along his cheekbone. Anger flared in his dark eyes, not at Evelyn, but at the sheer monster who could throw a mother and her young children into the cold night.
Without a second thought, Arthur closed the remaining distance, stepping right through the gate into the cold air.
He immediately reached out, taking Leo’s heavy school backpack off his small shoulders with one hand, while placing a warm, steady arm around Evelyn to support her.
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"Come inside," Arthur said, his tone gentle, firm, and absolute. "You're safe here."
👉 Read PART 5 to see what happened inside Arthur's warm study!
