heck-up and found Elsa there. "I brought y

A bile of anger was forming in her chest. Why wa

hide the kids any longer," she said. "And I feel some

ed, lips

lsa said. "No one will see them and not th

Lycan, Ruby thought. Were th

id, "and I'm sure he cannot find

in what Elsa said. Smith shrugged

by was going to see her kids

his apprentice to keep se

s face came crashing back. Elsa had been right. These were really Die

s. She sobbed into their shoulders. When sh

aid, "

," Aadi c

d at Elsa

, beaming,"and tell them you're their mothe

r one can have," Ruby

began to cry. Smith gave them a container or chocolate Ruby didn't know he had. This seemed to soothe

they'd laugh and play games. But they

r into the toilet and asked, "

amusedly. "Af

said, "I would disburse every

sa, I am not afraid.

still feel that Diego would find them here? He hasn

s not safe ye

are suffering, Ruby. Take it from me. They think you hate them. You hide them like an evil sore from

of thought. "I'll take them out and buy a fe

going on between you two. And come on, Ruby! Don't go out wit

d deep. "Okay. Get

not t

ls

Are you secretly going to ask Smith to keep an

the kids were excited about going out. From the windows they

goodbye and told

with her kids holding her hands. We

d "suspicious". She finally found one and

immediately after their Uber left. He was in an old dirty coat and a turb

sk walk down the walk. She could h

called. "Stop

caught up with them and touc

t.

awled to stop a few

t was in

her kids into the car, and then pr

y are you stalking

yes had thousands of questions. But he managed to

said and stretched out his hand. "I r

es, and then at Rakes. But Rak

a phone,

t everyone

o call an enemy," one

over Rakes?

n to fear enemies? L

s pocket for a piece of paper on which a number was written

ars ran down his eyes. "I have found the last with the twins

said from the phone, "I am coming for

used about why he cried that way. But another thought repla

was on on it

es' voice filtered to her ea

uby said

lying to me a

it was important

ou run away with a man's babies

adly that I cried myself to sleep every night. I couldn't bear being a slave I di

at happened

s place." She thought she had won him over

l you about lyi

o, just as he did the people he made phone calls about? People who betrayed him. Sm

st you," he said. "And y

Diego's guard standing, hands behind him. He was obviou

at was going on in his mind? Why we

pered. But he raised

now. I am a ma

"Please, sir, if Diego comes here,

l wait here until he arrives. T

meet Diego and he was going to try to kill her. But she made up her mind t

ould only belong to one person roll int

akes said. "Now open the door an