"Mommy!" Keira's cry sliced through the stillness of the night.
She stumbled through the winding paths of the palace garden, her small hands clutching at the bushes as if they'd lead her home. Tears blurred her vision, hot streaks running down her face as she choked on sobs.
"Kelvin! Kelsey!" she cried louder, voice cracking. "Where are you?!"
She had run. Her little heart couldn't take the shouting, the fear, the way Caleb's voice boomed and echoed like thunder. She just wanted to hide. She didn't mean to leave her brothers behind. She didn't mean to get lost.
Now, everything around her was dark and strange. The flowers didn't smell like the ones at home. The garden paths were too neat, too long, too cold.
Her knees gave out as she collapsed beside a marble fountain, curl
