Chapter 9
The worst was yet to come. Heaven knew that the moment they left the old Paradox training facility last night. She thought about it the entire drive home, when she crawled out of bed, sore and aching this morning, and while they met with the rest of the family to discuss their encounter with Dylan. Even now as she stood in the den with her sisters, Layne, and Mason, with the latter guarding the children, she couldn’t shake the thought of what horrible battles were ahead of them.
It’s the reason she was hovering over the portable crib, near the old chest and rocking chair. She stared at Adalyn as she slept, watching her chest rise and fall, hoping The Fates had some plan in motion to help her keep her daughter safe. The disappointment of knowing they’d lost Dylan to darkness lef
