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She looked around at the sroup and went on "I can only assume that person is on the ship with Alex--or perhaps it is Alex--for no one so far has come to vouch for her honor in the days since the attack" Her eyes landed on Sean, but she didn’t offer him up despite Mr Appleblossom’s previous suspicions
Carina’s knuckles turned white as she gripped the railing harder "Because there isn’t anyone! I don’t believe her She was lying She o to the Ancients Sector, too She was Aaron’s little slave--he would never get rid of her" She shook her head "How could a wos, and lie so complexly, so frequently, that she’d lose her own child’s devotion?" She trailed off and clutched at her heart now, as if it were being torn out "For what purpose? Wasn’t giving h? Did she have to come back into my life, only to betray me a second time? What absolute heartlessness, which is just so typical of soh to cause someone to turn her back on her family for the sake of it?"
She turned and looked at the others, her eyes rimmed red "Well?" she de, Mr Appleblossohan had no answers They could only reply to Carina’s toraze with sympathetic eyes
"I didn’t think so," Carinaasto contain her tears and sighed bitterly "Excuse et out of here I need to see my son--someone I would never betray"
Simber moved aside to clear a path for her escape As she reached the door, a hoarse voice called out after her
It was Sean
"Carina," he said, his breath labored "Wait"
Sean Shares a Secret
At the sound of Sean’s voice, Carina paused in the doorway to the hospital ward She turned and looked at his bed, and saw that his eyes were open
"You’re awake," she breathed, and rushed past Ms Morning, Meghan, Si any better?"
The others crowded around to see hi in Artihan reached out and ruffled her brother’s hair "He’s looking a little better, at least"
"Yes, he is," Carina said "Sean, I’lad to see you awake I fully worried"
He lifted a weak hand and Carina grasped it They stared into each other’s eyes
"Excuse ently "Carina, I shall go and find your son"