Chapter 249

Chapter 249

She was so absorbed in the spectacle before her-every screen, every flicker of movement – that the world around her seemed to fade into the background. Until—

“Mama!”

The voice cut through the hum of machines and the quiet intensity of the room.

Cassie’s breath hitched, the sound snapping her out of her trance in an instant.

“Kai-”

The awe vanished, replaced instantly by warmth as her face lit up. She opened her arms just in time for the boy to run straight into her.