CHAPTER 10—Ali Save Her

CHAPTER 10

Azariah’s Point of View

An hour had passed, the rain had eased a bit and we could walk home. I said goodbye to Felix first and my cousin and I did not hesitate as we made our way back to the mansion. It’s five o’clock in the afternoon. It was getting a bit dark, so we sped up our walk. When we got to the mansion, they passed behind.

“Azariah?” Aga called me.

I turned there. “Hi!” I said.

My cousins also stopped and faced our gardener.

“I was just going to ask if you have seen Ember. Her mommy has been looking for her for a while now.”

The three of us looked at each other. “I-isn’t he here yet?”

“Not yet. You are the ones I saw with her earlier in the living room. I thought she was with you,” he said.

Anxiety rose in my chest. I looked at Apollo and Aliona, who I knew were nervous too.

“Azariah, where is my son?” asked Auntie Cathy, who was next to Aga.

“Ah... B-because...” I looked at Apollo. Asking for help.

Until my mommy also entered the kitchen. There is a trace of anno