"Mrs. Lancaster, be careful!" Leo, sitting in the front passenger seat, grabbed Ivy’s arm just in time to prevent her head from slamming against the car door glass.

The event venue wasn’t located within Riverburg, and the nearest police station was also quite a distance from the gala location. To return to Vista River, they had to pass through a stretch of farmland, taking a route through another district before heading back to the heart of Riverburg.

In the ...