Francesca couldn't hear anymore.

Her world had descended into silence.

But Julian didn’t know.

...

The snow in Harborvale had stopped.

Yvonne caressed Francesca’s face, tears streaming down her cheeks. "I'll take you back to Kingsward City for treatment! Kingsward has the best doctors. We’ll find a way to cure this. We will."

Francesca wanted to comfort her mother. She opened her mouth to speak: "Mom, I’m ...