Chapter 18Namir chickened out. He didn’t visit Jagger to ask about eggs, he sent him a text with a photo of the incubator and asked if he had any, then he went about fixing some breakfast.
Before he could ask Lucas what he wanted, there was an urgent knock on the door. A lot of knocking for one day. He steeled himself and when to open.
“Namir!” Esme looked frantic. “Lucas is missing.”
Namir opened the door wider and gestured for her to enter. In the kitchen, Lucas was still kneeling on one of the chairs, studying the incubator.
Esme let out a shaky breath, then her hands curled into fists. “Lucas Arthur White.”
Lucas winced.
“You do not leave the house without telling me where you’re going, you hear? And you can’t visit people this early in the morning.”
“It’s fine.” Namir spoke low
