The first part of moving the children into the same room was to slide the three beds together that the sisters had been using. Isla, Willa, and Brooke were excited to share a room with the other kids. They volunteered to help Marco rearrange things. As they pushed each bed together, they handed him the roll of duct tape to secure the frames together so they would be more comfortable and less likely to be injured.
“What can we do to help?” Charles asked as he stood in the open doorway, flanked by two men.
Marco looked at them, grinning as he asked, “Did Spencer make you come down and help?”
“No. We got bored,” one of the men snickered from behind Charles. “Seriously, do you need any help? Watching the kids when two doors are open?”
“Do we look dumb enough to try to run away when we hav
