Chapter 404

• At the mention of two more children, all three women turned to Dione. When they had first looked, they’d seen the children but assumed Dione had, too. That was why they had said nothing—believing it was part of her plan. But now, realizing from her shock that she had only intended to take one child, their eyes widened in disbelief.
• One of them finally broke the silence, her voice low but sharp. “Dione… if you didn’t ask for the boys, then who are they? Why are they here?”
• The men exchanged uneasy glances before one stepped forward, scratching the back of his neck.