‘Exactly.’
‘We’ll find him, Lainie. I promise.’
Puffing out a relieved breath as he left, I jogged back to where Tessa was pacing in front of the other Cherubim. She reminded me of a lioness guarding her cubs. She had passed Nathaniel to Noah, probably to remind him that his place was with his family, not the other guests.
‘Nicole will be fine,’ I assured them as Noah searched my face. ‘She’s awake, and I’ve made sure she won’t remember her role in what happened. The ambos are on their way.’ I swallowed hard. ‘Beth … she …’
Noah nodded, wiping tears from his chin, and I knew they had seen Beth’s body being covered with the clean white sheet Aunt Lily had brought out. ‘Tim is not good. Dr Vertan says she’s dealt with plenty of injuries from farm equipment over the years and assured me s
