[Warning: Coercive Smut]
"Izzy," I scrambled forward to stop her from tumbling down the flight of stairs, "why did you learn to run before you can walk?" Exhausted, I aggrievededly whinged into thin air as I cradled her to my chest in an attempt to soothe my erratic heart with her scent.
A feminine chuckle reminded me I wasn't alone.
"I remember when my Johnny was that little, always keeping me on my toes."
Looking up, I caught the bittersweet smile on the woman opposite. A pretty little thing, that was roughly ten years older than Hannah and one of Alex's employees.
Her blue eyes fogged over as she momentarily lost herself in memory.
Like the many women under this roof, she had a sad tale to tell. Her entire family was gone right at the start, by sheer luck she'd aimlessly found herself living this far. Her soul always felt more lost than the dead that lingered.
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