The Hunt
After staring at the photograph for nearly ten minutes, Kaizen finally grabbed his phone. His fingers hovered over Auren's contact before pressing call. The cheerful voice answered almost instantly. "Big bro!" Kaizen closed his eyes. "Auren... listen carefully." The smile disappeared from Auren's voice. "What's wrong?" "For the next few days..." "I need you to go straight from school to the hospital." "Stay with Mom until visiting hours end." "Don't leave her room alone." Auren frowned. "Did something happen?" "No." "You sound weird." Kaizen forced a laugh. "I just worry too much." "You always do." "And Auren..." "Yeah?" "Tell the head nurse to keep someone outside Mom's room twenty-four hours a day." "What?" "If anyone asks questions about our family..." "Don't ans
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