Chapter 122 A Powerful White Lioness Too?

• Bratton’s POV
• “Why did I stay longer? I must have come home for the mid-semester break. Did I stay longer because I got sick?” Pat continued, her voice small but insistent, the questions tumbling out as if she feared silence would bring back the darkness she had been trapped in for months.
• Her brow furrowed, confusion clouding her usually bright, mischievous eyes. The fluorescent hospital lights glinted softly against her pale skin, making her look younger—fragile even—and my heart squeezed painfully at the sight.