NovelEnglishChapter 47: Claire’s POV
Chapter 47: Claire’s POV
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We spend the rest of our tautomating Matthew and asking him about Starla. It was the only way to make
light of the conversation we had previously and | could see that it did that for Matthew. His eyes lit up at the
thought of her and becoming a father. An opportunity | never got to experience. After a few minutes, a guard
“Time's up!” He says abruptly. | see Matthew lower his head and rise to his feet to be chained back up and
returned to his cell.
“Matthew.” | say as | jump up to hug him. It painedto see what he had to go through.
“| love you, Claire and I'm sorry for everything | put you through before.” I didn’t know if it was his current
position that made him vulnerable or if that was something he just never had the courage to say but it broke me.
1 hugged him tightly. He was my baby brother and as his protector, | had failed him.
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body was tinged with pain.
I look back at Leo, who was still in his seat, watching our whole encounter and | break. He runs to my side,
wrapping his arms aroundand holding my head against his chest.
“Claire, we'll get him out. I'll do everything in my power to make sure of it. It's going to be okay.” | feel him
stroking my hair as | sob.
| wasn't just crying to Matthew. | was crying because loss was eminent in the last few months that had become
my life. I lost my husband long before the divorce, | lost my anniversary to a woman that shouldn't have
mattered more than me, | lost our child - my son, | lost my confidence, and | was losing my baby brother.
Whoever’s done this has no care for the hurt they've caused and maybe that hurt was their motive.
| feel Leo cup my face.
his hands and move my face to make eye contact with him.
“| will not rest but we find out who's
responsible for this. | will not leave
your side as long as you'll allow me
to be there and | promise you, | wi! fix
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his, Rory as he wipes my escaped
tears. He then lowers his face to
meet mine and plants a soft and
sweet kiss on my lips. A kiss that |
return out of habit and impulse. |
knew the last part of his
proclamation had more to do with us
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“Let's go get our identification and
get started on our next ste s Pray?”
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| face my hand in his and we leave
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