Chapter 14
Etan woke, eyes wide, heart pounding, Meghan’s sleepy protests in his ears.
“Too tight, Addy E. Too tight.”
He forced his arms to relax even though his entire body was screaming for movement, for action.
Gods, how could they have been so stupid?
“I’m sorry, Meghan, but we have to get up. Right now. Eddie, wake up. I need to go find Daddy A.”
Etan put Meghan on her feet then got to his own, shaking his head. He didn’t have time for tea or anything else.
Alex didn’t have time.
“Eddie, we can’t go back to sleep now. We have to go.”
The dark-haired boy, barely a year and a half old, gripped the covers and squeezed his eyes closed. Etan scooped him up blanket and all.
“Meghan, I need you to be a big girl right now. Can you do that? I need you to get dressed as fast as you c
