(BLUE'S POV)
I had never known fear like the kind that seized me when I returned home and found my house gone—and my entire family missing.
Even now, sitting on the Demon King's throne and counting my family one by one, the memory remained painfully fresh. I could still see the emptiness where my home should have been. I could still feel the panic that had torn through me when I realized they were gone.
Most of them had survived. Four were dead.
Four.
And among them was Daniel. Sweet little Daniel, who had trusted me enough to accept a place in my home alongside his siblings. I had promised to protect that boy. I had given him my word, and now he was dead because I had failed to keep it.
Then there was Beau. My precious baby was still out there somewhere, frightened and waiting for me to come for him. Liam and little Violet were out there too, waiting for me to find them.
I would find them. I would bring every last one of them home.
