The instant Sabrina caught Owen's voice, her mood curdled, and her brows pulled into a hard knot. "Great, the freeloader's back!"Mom, however, adored Owen and Alex more than anyone. She bustled over to the door, eager to let him in. But the moment she saw him, she went still.Owen stood there, wearing a mask. His eyes had puffed into narrow slits, and his forehead was flushed with a fierce red."What on earth happened to you? Did you eat something you're allergic to?"Owen collapsed against Mom, sobbing. "I don't know what's wrong. My skin started itching in the middle of the night, and the second I scratched, it split open. Mom, please, you have to take me to the hospital."Mom's heart nearly shattered. "How could this happen all of a sudden? Oh, my sweetie, what's happening to you?"Panicked, she fumbled with her phone and called me.I muted the security feed and answered."Emma, you need to come home right now. Owen's sick. We have to get him to the hospital."As if I'd ev
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