Third Person POV
Ryder, Riley, and Parker were completely beside themselves.
The adults were in chaos, rushing from room to room and whispering behind closed doors, doing everything they could to keep the truth hidden. But the kids knew—they’d always known. They had been wide awake when their mom rushed out with the Alpha the night before. They knew their sister was in danger. And they could feel the adults’ fear as if it were their own.
They had stayed up as long as they could, hoping for any news, but nothing came. And when they woke up that morning, their mother was nowhere to be found. Finally, Estela had called Linda for an update, and now the three of them were huddled outside her bedroom door, pressing their ears to the wood, hanging on to every word.
“Hi, sweetheart. How are th
