Chapter 7

The sun bore down through the window, waking Cora from a long restless night. Immediately she pulled the covers over her head and groaned in frustration.

For a brief moment, she thought she was back at home as she felt Andrew pounce on the bed, calling her name. He bounced a few more times and then lifted the covers to peer underneath at her closed eyes and thinly pressed lips. His tiny body was wiggling all over the place as he desperately tried to get her attention. His high-pitched toddler voice broke the silence as he whined at her when she didn't respond immediately.

"Come on Cor! I am hungry and I want to go down to breakfast. Please, hurry!"

Cora was amazed at how he seemed to settle into his new surroundings and she moaned at him, ready to remind him who he was and where they came from. She didn't want him to forget he was a Paglione and that they didn't belong here. The frustration she had was silenced as she thought about the situation.

That was another problem she was wo