Lyra's POV My hands shook as I stuffed Finn’s clothes into a suitcase, my heart racing. That package on the porch last night, the words surrender all your property or lose your family, burned in my mind. Antonio, Ciara, or someone worse, I didn’t know who was after us, but I wasn’t waiting to find out. Finn wasn’t safe here, not with Rhys’s enemies circling like vultures. I had to get him out, far away, where no one could touch him.“Mommy, why are we packing?” Finn asked, sitting on his bed, clutching his dinosaur toy. His big eyes searched mine, and my chest ached with stark pains I can't seem to phantom.“We’re going on a trip, baby,” I said, forcing a smile. “Somewhere safe. Just you and me.”He nodded, but I could see the fear in his face. He’d been through too much, kidnapped, drugged, scared. I have failed him once, but I wouldn’t again.I zipped the suitcase and grabbed my phone, booking the first flight to Miami. My old mentor, Calder Wayne, lived there. He has always been
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