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Alaric's POV
The fear that had been hanging around me for says lifted the moment Francesca was finally discharged from the hospital. Watching her walk out hand in hand with Emilia, he'd cheeks regaining some of it's usual color, I felt a relief so profound it was almost painful. My little girl was coming home and the house wouldn't feel like a void anymore.
The ride back was quiet. Francesca sat snug between Emilia and me in the back seat, her small body leaning against...