Chapter 40
I leapt through, pushing both children before me. Veronica screamed, but I didn’t glance back to see what awful face had been revealed by the use of her true name.
Instead, I hugged the children tight as we tumbled through frigid darkness. I protected them with my body as we thudded to the ground.
We lay there, all together, for one long moment. The baby wriggled, protesting being sandwiched between us. But I didn’t let go until Kale said, “I can’t feel my hand.”
That got me moving. I unfolded, perching the baby on my knee while I manipulated Kale’s joints. “Which hand? Is it broken?”
His mouth quirked into a Kale smile. “No, dummy. You were lying on it. It’s asleep.”
Never had I been so glad to be insulted. “Alright then. I’m not lying on it now. Feel free to wake it back
