Chapter 373

"Caleb, I just had a bad nightmare. I'm so scared..."

As Ember spoke, her tears fell incessantly.

Caleb was distressed and hurriedly pulled Ember into his arms.

He held Ember tightly as he gently patted her back to comfort her. "Em, it's not real. You're not alone. Can you tell me about the nightmare you had? "

Ember's petite and frail body was secured in Caleb's embrace. She was calmed by his scent.

She took a deep breath to suppress the panic in her heart and shook her head vigorously, trying to get rid of the nightmare she just had.

The nightmare was ridiculous, but it felt so real.

Ember could not bear the pain of losing her mother.

Ember's tears wetted Caleb's pajamas, but it did not bother him. He gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Ember's eyes, slowly lowered his head, and kissed the corner of her eyes.

"It was just a dream."

After crying for a while, Ember slowly raised her head, looked at Caleb with tearful eyes, and said while choking with sobs, "Caleb,