Chapter 143 One Down And One To Go

THIRD POV It took a moment for Zira to realize she was being carried. Then, she looked up and saw James, who noticed she was back. "You...you rejected me," Zira said softly, and it tugged at James's heart. "James would not reject you, Zi. I can tell he loves you," James said to her. Zira looked at him, confused. "You've never called me Zi before, and why are you speaking in the third person?" "I'll explain when I get you as far away from here as possible," James said as he proceeded down the long hallway. They descended a few hallways before Zira squirmed out of James' hold. "No," Zira screamed. "I have to get Arias. I have to find him." As if she had made a wish, Zira could hear her baby's cries. At the end of the hall stood Mary holding a fussy Arias. Zira hesitated to run to them, thinking it was another trick, but a part of her didn't care. The moment Arias saw her, he held out his hands, beckoning her forward. Zira pulled Arias into a loving embrace with James encompassing them bo