Chapter:- 94

When Lucus cried himself to sleep, Alex helped him get to bed while Allen heated up some of the food and put the rest in the fridge. When Alex came back out, he put a plate of food on the table and told him to come eat.

"Are you staying here?"

"I think it's best that we do, right?"

"Yes, eat something. I think we'll need to keep our energy up in the days to come."

Alex reached out and grabbed Allen's wrist as he moved away from the table.

He said softly, "You need to eat too," and pointed to the food on the table.

Allen was happy. "I'll do it, but first I want to make sure he's sleeping well."

After giving Alex another encouraging smile, she went into Lucus room and sat on the edge of the bed, watching his sleeping shoulder move up and down in a steady rhythm.

She couldn't help but think about the first time she saw Alex, just over a month after Emma had gone missing. Zia finally got in touch with her, told her what was going on, and asked her to check on Lucus. When she got to the ap