Chapter 126

She grabbed at Desmond’s hand with as much strength as she could muster, but to Desmond, it was merely like a cat lightly pawing at him.

Desmond instinctively held her bony hand and said, “I’ll take you back to Tessa and my home, alright?”

Vera nodded slowly as if every action and every word had a chance of taking her life.

In order to buy her some more time, Desmond asked for the ventilator to