Chapter 38 Don't Want Her to Get Hurt

Letitia Pratchett was a name Louisa hadn't heard in a long time. So much so that she froze when she heard it again. She looked at Thaddeus, knowing he hadn't brought up the name by accident. This was the real reason he had lured her here. "What are you trying to say?" Thaddeus saw the color drain from her face and knew the name had cut her deep. But he had no choice. He was desperate to make her stay, even though he was afraid it would hurt her. "She's not dead. She's receiving treatment abroad," Thaddeus said to put her at ease. After hearing about Letitia's past from Jake, Thaddeus had dug into her history. He finally realized that her years of isolation and her refusal to make friends weren't because she was cold or arrogant. She was a victim of a trauma so deep that she was terrified of letting anyone in. Thaddeus had read about how badly the past had hurt her in the old newspapers. A flicker of light returned to Louisa's dull eyes. She had spent years searching for