Chapter 254

• Lia
• It’s safe to say that I felt like a shitty mom. How the fuck had I forgotten to give my kids a third birthday party?
• To be fair, around the time of their birthday, we had found ourselves trapped in another world. Not exactly a minor scheduling conflict. We had spent what felt like weeks trying to claw our way back to our reality, even though barely a day passed here. Still, time had stretched, warped, and drained us—and when we finally got home, it was like we’d been spat out of a dream and slammed into chaos.