*Aria*
It feels a bit like my emotions freeze over, that is the best way to describe it. Not that I do not feel or care, just enough to make me capable of acting instead of panicking, because Right now I need to keep my head straight and focus on keeping my kids safe and away from their father.
So I lead the way through the house to the hallway where the latch is in the ceiling, which Ryder had had the time to build the underground safety room he had talked about.
I push open the latch, and grip the ladder, pulling it down. My heart racing, and some of my stoic calm disappears as Sawyer helps Rayne and Riley climb up to the attic. I give Elliot a quick nod before following them up there.
Each creak of the wood beneath our feet amplifies the tension in the air, and It is like I can feel
