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“Oh no, Ace.” She knelt beside the small boy. “Where does it hurt?”
“My a-arm.”
“I think it might be broken,” Nico said, drawing out his phone. “He’ll have to go to the emergency room.”
“Gerald!” she called out, running over to open the door. “Gerald! Where are you? Gerald!”
Gerald rushed down the passage. “What is it?”
“It’s Ace. Ace is hurt. He needs to go to the emergency room. We suspect he’s broken his arm. Peter has gone to get the car.”
“Right. Do you have your phone on you?” Gerald asked as he moved into the solarium.
She patted her thighs, only then realizing she had a skirt on. “No, I don’t know where it is.”
Nico turned to give her a frowning look. “You don’t know where your phone is?”
“I . . . no. I can go find it.” Why couldn’t she think of what to do? Poor Ace. “I need to . . . to . . .” Why couldn’t she think?
“Miss Lottie,” Gerald said in a cool, calm voice. “We need to take Ace to the emergency room. I need you to call Thea and get her to meet us. Peter will drive. I’ll get Andrew to follow us.”
“I’m going too,” Keir said. “I’m not leaving Ace.”
“All right,” Gerald replied. “I’ll also call in Trent to stay with you, Miss Lottie.”
“Okay. All right.” Trent and Andrew were both guards employed by Regent.
“I’ll be here with her,” Nico said.
“No!” Ace cried. “I want Lottie to take me.”
Pain slashed through her.
“Ace, I’m going,” Keir said. He sent Lottie a worried look. Poor Keir. He knew she was a wimp. A failure.
“Ace, I . . .”
“Please, Lottie. Please.”
She couldn’t even go into the trees where the boys had been because she couldn’t stand not being able to see the house. The few times she’d gone off the property, she’d always had Regent with her.
Could she go to the hospital?
No. Absolutely not.
But Ace needed her. She had to go with him.
“I—”
“What if I come instead?” Nico suggested. “Thea will meet us there. Lottie needs to stay here and call her. Let her know what happened.”
It made no sense since she could easily call Thea as they drove to the emergency room. But she knew he was doing it to try to help her. Although she didn’t think Ace would be overly enthused about Nico coming along with him.
“No, Lottie! I want Lottie.”
“I’m sorry, Master Ace,” Gerald said in that overly stuffy way of his. “But Miss Lottie has to stay here.”
“I’ll go.”
