The morning light in the mansion didn't creep in; it felt like it was granted permission by the heavy automated curtains. Megan woke up to the soft whir of the fabric sliding back, revealing a gray, misty morning. Liam was already awake, sitting at the foot of the bed and quietly lining up his plastic dinosaurs on the duvet."Morning, bug," Megan mumbled, sitting up and rubbing her eyes."Mommy, look. The T. rex is eating the leaf," Liam said, pointing to a very confused-looking carnivore."I think he'd prefer a steak, but let's go with the leaf for now."She felt a strange weight in her chest as she watched him. He looked so comfortable here. That was the danger. Children adapted to luxury with terrifying speed. In a week, he’d forget the sound of the radiator clanking in Seattle; in a month, he’d think everyone had a personal chef named Elena.After dressing in the simplest clothes she had left, a pair of dark jeans and a forest-green sweater, she led Liam down to the breakfast room
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