Her children, three and one, were sleeping in their small beds, their faces tight with hunger. Her husband, Elijah Harrington stirred when she entered, his eyes narrowing. She was alone, so he guessed her trip had been another failure.
"Did you find her?" He whispered.
Amber nodded. "I used the powder and taser like you suggested. She is tied up in the boot of the car. I found some of those missing kids that she took. They are also in the car, waiting for us. We leave tonight."
Elijah hesitated. "Vicente's guards--"
"They won't notice. Use your invisibility ability to hide our luggage. We will take what we can carry. And we will drive on the outskirts, the dirty path. It is less crowded because it is closer to the mist."
Elijah glanced at her, fear in his eyes. "The mist.... what if..."
