Chapter 54
Rylee’s heart hammered against her ribs like a trapped bird as she waited for Svetlana to deliver the blow. In the decaying cornfield, the air grew brittle, the silence stretching thin and suffocating. She didn’t need to be a psychic to know the news was devastating; Svetlana’s rigid posture said it all.
“What is it?” Rylee asked, her voice barely a whisper.
“Aurora isn’t there,” Svetlana finally said.
Hugo frowned. “Then how do they know they’re even at the right house?”
“They found the babysitter—the one Lanie drew from the image you projected to her,” Svetlana explained somberly. “She said they missed Layla’s mother and Aurora by mere minutes.”
“Have they interrogated the girl yet?” Poseidon questioned, his eyes narrowing.
“No. The King is leaving that to Rylee,” Svetl
