#Chapter 202 – What’s Done is Done

Nico steps through the door with Leo’s hand held tight in his own. I look up and moan at the sight of my little boy, who looks frightened and scared, his face pale and – And flecked with blood – I reach for him, crying his name, and Leo breaks from Nico, dashing for me, throwing himself into my lap alongside Daisy and likewise breaking into tears, our own sadness and grief finally giving him permission. Nico sighs and closes the door behind him, his face grave. I look up at him through my tears, shaking my head, hating him a great deal. Hating his sharp, handsome features and that cold demeanor that always lets him do whatever Christian tells him to without heart or emotion. My eyes flick over the blood smeared across his shirt, a wave of nausea crashing over me. But I don’t have time for it. I swallow hard, turning towards my boy. “Leo!” I whisper, pulling away a little, my hand moving over his head and his little face, down his shoulder and his arm, looking for any woun