Zane stood up, lifting little Scarlett into his arms. Olivia noticed the girl looked very pale and weak, her small body trembling. Even though her heart went out to the child, Olivia's soul screamed for her own family. The memory of the explosion she had heard earlier still echoed in her mind.
"I have to check on the boys," Olivia said, her voice tight with worry.
Lennox, Levi, and Louis stepped toward her, wanting to go too, but Olivia didn't wait. She closed her eyes, focused on the image of the mansion's safe room, and pulled on her power. In a flash of white light, she vanished from the smoky forest.
Olivia appeared in the grand hallway of the house. The air was different here—smelling of old books and stone instead of fire and blood. The house was deathly quiet, which terrified her.
"Boys! Babies!" she screamed.
