December 2014

Nathan made his nightly rounds to check on all the boys before he called it a day.  The door to the room that Julian and Shane were sharing was slightly ajar.  When he peeked inside, Shane wasn’t in his bed.  Julian was fast asleep.  He looked in the nursery.  Shane wasn’t with his cousin and brother either.  His legs carried him swiftly to Kate’s door.  He knocked, but didn’t wait for her to answer.

As Nathan flung the door open, Kate abruptly sat up in her bed.  His voice was panicked.  “Shane’s not in his room.”

She rubbed her eyes.  “He’s probably somewhere in the house.”

“Angel, I don’t have a good feeling about this.”

She threw off the covers a...

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