(Almira's POV)
This is the right thing to do. I know that. I just hope that Lysander doesn't find his way to us. I can't let him have my children.
The hum of the engine is the only thing filling the silence of the car. My hands grip the steering wheel tightly as the sun creeps higher over the trees. The twins are sitting in the back, unusually quiet.
I know they're confused about our sudden plans to leave our house. I just told them that I'm pulling them out of their school to leave for a new place. It's not exactly something they wanted to do right now.
“Where are we going again?” Hazel piped up.
I glanced at her through the rearview mirror and force a calm smile. “A little trip, sweetheart. Just for a few days.”
“To where?” Asher pushed. “We didn’t even pack our toys.”
“It’s not a
