MINA
Everything happened so fast. I was preparing to bolt. This kid was more trouble than I had expected. He began screaming and crying even though I hadn’t done anything! However, before I could even step out of the estate, I was grabbed by a speedy entity, one whose scent I couldn’t recognize.
“Intruder!” he screamed, and soon more people began streaming out of the dining room. The man looked just like the kid—an older, bigger version of him. His dad.
He tightened his grip around my wrists, making me groan because my right one was still healing. “You dare intrude on our celebration, huh? Who are you? How did you get in?”
“Uncle Robert,” I heard Elias say, before the pain in my wrist vanished. Suddenly, I found myself shielded by Elias, and only then did I notice that a large crowd
