Mariam's POV
We had to do something to rescue Melany.
Robert was furious, and his first reaction was to look for someone to blame.
“Who took her and why?” he asked, pounding the dining table where we had gathered—Anthony, Tiffany, Spencer, and I—after canceling the party. “That wasn’t just any van, and those guys who kidnapped her looked like professionals. This was the work of some important people.”
As he spoke those last words, Robert’s eyes swept over Anthony and me. It was expected that he would associate what happened with the burning of the orphanage. I asked Anthony, through our mental link, to take Robert somewhere else in the house and explain what we already knew.
“Are you sure about that?” Anthony asked.
“If we’re going to rescue Melany, everyone here needs to be on the s
