ALICE
PRESENT DAY
I couldn't sleep. It was a known fact that the first night in a new or strange place was usually filled with tossing and turning. But this wasn't because of the kingdom. This was something deeper than that.
I doubted if I would even be able to shut my eyes for fifteen minutes through the night. Daisy was fast asleep, and I'd checked on her six times in the last thirty minutes.
I wasn't just scared. I was scared and anxious and in need of something more than just reassurance. I needed proof, possibly from a seer, that my baby would not become a fugitive or some hunted animal. The fact that none of the prophetics in history lived a peaceful life made me more devastated than I already was. My phone chimed.
I rushed for it, thinking it was Chloe. She'd called about three
