"None of my people have found them yet. I'm sure she took Hopey to pressure you into releasing Edward. Sam, she'll definitely contact you. When she does, you must get little Hopey back, understand?"

Samuel's heart sank as he quickly got up to get dressed. "I got it, Mom. I have to go now."

Eliana woke up too, and seeing Samuel's panicked look as he was about to leave, she sat up and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Aunt Jane took Hopey."

Hopey was ...