"You’re right," Lilly continued, her voice cracking. "He’s a stranger. If he regains his memory, he won’t stay with me. But I can’t stop worrying about him for now. He’s out there somewhere, alone, unable to defend himself. What if he’s hungry? What if he’s afraid of the dark? He’s too innocent for this world, too lost to survive on his own."

Guilt gnawed at Sarah. She had spent so much time resenting Nathan that she never stopped to see how much he meant to her mother.

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