~Diana~
Mom left without saying goodbye.
I woke up and she was just gone. Devon was still sleeping in the bed next to mine but I couldn't go back to sleep because Mom was gone and everywhere felt so empty.
Gamma Cora was sitting outside our door in a chair. I could hear her breathing. She was supposed to be watching us but she sounded like she was sleeping too. Adults were bad at staying awake.
I got up really quiet. Tiptoed to Devon's bed. Poked him in the arm.
"Devon. Wake up right now."
"Go away." He pulled his blanket over his head.
"Mom's gone."
That made him sit up fast. "What?"
"I can feel it. She's not in the manor anymore."
"How do you know?"
"I just know. I can always tell where Mom is. And she's not here." I sat on his bed. "She probably left to go find the relics with Lila."
"Dad too?"
"Yeah. And Uncle Killian probably." I pulled my knees up to my chest. "They left us behind again."
"They're trying to keep us safe."
