The party had ended more than an hour ago. William was fidgeting as he sat with the small group from the party who had adjourned to the living room. Ethan had still not returned with Katherine and Eleanor, and it had him on edge. It had been dark for nearly three hours, and he was worried about what might have happened or be happening to them.
He glanced around the room to see no one else bothered by the absences. Kevin patiently waited while talking with Tyson, Olivia, Joe, Elise, and Nick. Amelia had gone upstairs to help her sister settle in for the night with the new purple pet fey dragon, and her absence worsened his mood.
"Will, I promise you that my father has no ill will toward Katherine or your mother. He is doing his best to make up for what he has done and allowed my mother to
