“Yup. Just waiting for Kai. He should be here any moment. We have to finish an earlier discussion.”
My sister blinks. “Discussion?” she asks, but then her eyes go wide as color creeps into her cheeks. “Oh. Um . . . I’ll just go now.”
As soon as she’s out the door, I drop my phone and my purse on the dining table and head into Lucia’s room. She’s sleeping with a stuffed tiger Kai bought her under her arm. I sit down on the edge of the bed and reach out to lightly stroke my daughter’s chin.
“Everything is going to be okay now,” I whisper. “Your daddy promised he’ll make sure we’re safe. And he kept that promise.”
A sharp intake of breath comes from behind me. I turn around and find Kai at the threshold, clutching the doorframe with an iron grip. His face is pale as a sheet of paper.
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