Chapter 53: Agreement

~Emerald~

I wiped the sweat on my forehead after I treated James' wound. He was already asleep on the bed and his trembling body had already stopped.

I lay down on the couch, pinned my back against it. My eyes laid at James, and then I took out a deep breath. I checked my son Jacob, and he was still asleep until now. It's almost in the middle of the night and my body is tired.

I could no longer keep myself still awake, so I decided to sleep and just hoped that James would be fine tomorrow. He needed to leave my cabin because I didn't want anyone to see him here. I don't want him and Gideon to fight again.

‘Everything would be alright, Emerald. You can take your rest, and don't worry because I'll make sure everything will be fine tonight.’

I smiled from what Lilian had told me. After she said those words, I decided to close my eyes and let the darkness cover my eyes.

The next morning, I woke up late already. The first thing I did was to check Jacob on his crib, and my world stumbled