Narda's POV
"Liam!"
I ran. My slippers slapped against the marble as I rushed into the kitchen, breath stuck somewhere in my throat.
The first thing I saw was Penny, pale, frantic, clutching Liam's arms like she was holding him together. And then I saw his arms.
Red. Shiny. Greased.
Scalded.
He was crying… no, screaming, tears and sweat sticking to his flushed face. I didn't ask questions. I didn't waste a second. I scooped him into my arms, ignoring the heat coming off his skin, and turned toward the hallway.
"Get the car!" I screamed. "He needs a hospital!"
Axle stood there.
At the edge of the hallway.
Frozen.
His face was blank or maybe not blank. Maybe lost. There was a wildness in his eyes, like something inside him had cracked open and he wasn't sur
