A Mended Heart

Eve

Beck looked relieved to see her awake and Pippa cried a lot as she stood on the chair next to her bed, where Maddox had placed her and stayed her, to keep her from climbing up on the bed, explained to her that she shouldn’t, stated the words "Mummy’s not so well, how about you hold her hand instead."

Which Pippa had looked up at him and then nodded tearfully, but done as she was asked, and he’