PRESENT The opulent chandelier swayed slightly above the dining room, casting intricate shadows on the polished marble floor. Ila sat at the head of the long mahogany table, her amber eyes glowing and scanning the faces of her family. The team members were all present including Al and his men. He had arrived just in time to witness Sam's rage upon finding the boys missing. All of them were bristling with concern and frustration, the silence in the room was suffocating, broken only by the ticking of the antique clock on the wall. Sam was standing his face a mask of controlled calm, but it was all in his eyes, his deep brown eyes almost black, read just how furious and deadly he was at that moment and all that was directed at her. "Ila, where is Sky? And why is Matt missing too?" His voic

