Naomi POV
I am doomed.
I am done for. He has caught me, and I know I cannot escape from this.
What kind of life of pain and misery is this?
I stand on the front steps, watching the FBI car disappear through the gates. Kaelen is in the back seat. His face is calm, but I see the fear in his eyes.
He told me to stay. He told me to keep the children inside.
But my feet will not move.
Mary pulls me back. "Child, come inside. You cannot help him standing here."
"I know."
"Then why are you still standing?"
"Because I do not know what else to do."
Mary leads me to the kitchen. She pushes me into a chair. She puts tea in front of me.
"Drink."
I drink. The tea is warm. It does not help.
Amara sits across from me. Her eyes are red.
"Naomi, Mr. Aaron will be fine. He has lawyers. He has
