A black Audi four-wheel-drive stopped in front of the garden gate. Nate got out of it and went to the backseat to unfasten Lucca from his little seat. Evelyn got out on the other side, and the three of them started walking towards the entrance. Ronnie quietly hissed as she caught sight of them. Alex turned to look and felt the blood rush into her face. Evelyn carried the child in her arms, and Nate walked with them, his hand resting on his mother’s shoulder. Nathaniel was wearing black jeans, a dark grey shirt unbuttoned at the top, and a black jacket. This time, the usual baseball cap was missing from his head. He was clean shaven. His hair was still trimmed shorter on the sides, but he had dropped the provoking Iroquois style a while back. With his left hand he held a huge red balloon, w
