Chapter 145: A Night in the Healing Center

Ellie

Watching the healers work to bring her father back from the dead was like watching a dream for Ellie. She stood there with Michaela in her arms, River’s hand on her shoulder, thinking none of this could be happening, that it had to be a dream.

But it wasn’t. It was real. Her daughter had really been ripped from her bed, and now, the same people who were responsible for taking her child from her may have succeeded in taking her dad.

Ellie couldn’t imagine what her life would be like without her father in it. For as long as she could remember, he’d been there for her. Like a rock, like the brick wall she needed to hold her up anytime she felt like she couldn’t stand on her own, he was always there. Even though she had River now, it wasn’t the same. No matter how old a person got, they always needed a parent.

But if Michael died, she wouldn’t have any parents at all. She’d be an orphan.