The Luna He Chose Was My Cousin
"Something happened. Something really bad happened and I need you to come home. Please. I do not know who else to call. I do not know what to do. I just need you here."
I hung up before I started crying, because once I started I was not sure I would be able to stop.
On the second day, I finally reached Darius.
Beta Darius Crowe picked up on the second ring, and the sound of his voice, familiar and steady, almost broke me completely.
"Laila." He said my name like he already knew. Like the news had reached him before I had. "Are you alright?"
"No." The word came out dry, scraped hollow. "Darius, where is he? Why is he not answering? My parents are gone and I have been sitting here for two days