#Chapter 189 - Fast Forward

Sophie “Should we tell her?” I ask Drake, unsure whether telling Lila that her parents will be gone even longer than we feared can do any good. We certainly can’t tell her that they’ve been captured: that Bastien is Blaise’s prisoner, Selene his slave and her younger sibling bound for death. “We have to tell her something.” Drake sighs, “she’s expecting them to come for her any day.” “She’s three and a half.” I remind him, “she doesn’t know what day it is or how long they’ve been gone.” “Maybe not, but she asks for them every day.” Drake counters, “I don’t want to lie to her – not completely anyway.” “I know.” I agree, “but where do we draw the line? If we tell her they’re going to be gone longer she’ll want to know how much longer – we can’t very well tell her they might not come back at all. She’s already having nightmares.” “I just want to prepare her.” Drake scrubs a hand over his rugged features, “