Felix returned hours into the morning. He was bloodied and when the door was opened for him, he dropped to the ground and soon, the whole estate was awake. Lucian feared for the life of his friend and he really needed Augustus, but the man had refused to step out of his house ever since the Arrival of his Nora. He had to let another doctor take care of Lucian. He made sure to tell Wendy to inform the ladies that they had to stay indoors throughout the day. It was nearly dawn, but the estate was awake. They couldn't lose two of their best men when the battle was just about to begin. "I hate this place, I hate being here. I don't know why I keep having the feeling that we'd be dead before sundown," Alma's voice stirred Anna out of her sleep. "What's it, Alma?" "I need to go. Even if I can't go back to our apartment, I need to go see my mother. Patch things up with her. At least, she can provide me security. Here, I'm not sure about that." Anna sighed and
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