Chapter 119:

Beatrice hugged the kids tightly as they returned.

“It’s okay, don’t be afraid. You’re safe now. No one is going to hurt you anymore. They won’t find you here. Your dad has gone to get the bad man arrested,” she said gently, trying to calm them.

They gave the children ice cream to help ease the trauma.

After the kids fell asleep, Beatrice sat down with Chole and Kristin. “Stefan and Levi are there alone. Somehow their plan got messed up, and they couldn’t go through with it without help. I’m really scared for them,” she said, her worry etched all over her face.

She had been part...