His Runaway Queen
On the pillow, where my son’s head should have been, lay a single item.
A wooden block. A piece from the bridge set Damian had given him.
I walked forward, my legs trembling. I picked up the block.
Written on the side of it, in black marker, were three words.
CHECK THE BASEMENT.
I turned to Lucian, the block shaking in my hand. "He's gone. Lucian, he's gone."
Lucian looked at the empty bed, then at me. The monster I had seen in the bunker was back, fully awakened, but this time, there was terror in his eyes.
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