Jared froze.
His breath caught.
Keira blinked up at him, innocent and unaware of the storm she had just triggered with that one name.
"Keira! Kelvin! Kelsey!"
Georgia's voice cracked against the night air as she ran through the stone-paved paths of the grand palace garden, her bare feet slapping against the cold ground. Her heart thundered in her chest as her eyes darted in every direction.
"Babies, where are you?!"
Her breath was shaky, fogging in front of her in the cool breeze. Moonlight danced on the leaves, but it offered no comfort. Every shadow made her chest tighten. Every silence made her ears ring louder.
She pushed through hedges, not caring about the scratches on her arms. The palace guards had told her they last saw the children near the back entrance, b
