#Chapter 77 - Her Plan Unearthed

Sebastian The car ride back inside my country’s borders is chaotic. Noah, Ella, and Evan sob, clinging to me as if I am their life preserver now that their mother, my beloved Miranda, is gone. Even I feel lost without her presence here to guide us. She is the rock that kept us grounded and yet she has been taken from us, leaving her family utterly destroyed in the Rogue King’s wake. “Is Mommy going to be okay?” Ella asks from my lao. Her tiny fists have balled up the fabric of my shirt, staining it with her tears. “I want Mommy back!” Evan sobs. Noah remains silent. He holds onto my hand, squeezing it, but stares outside the car window. He is completely dissociated from reality. I try my best to answer their questions and pleas but I know the it will do nothing to lessen their emotional turmoil. All I can do is try to salvage the pieces of their broken hearts and stitch them back together, knowing that they will never be the same. “We have secured an entire floor of a hot