The silence clawed at my throat for a few seconds and when I parted my lips to speak, Atlas beat me to it.

“What the— what are you doing outside?!”

My neck snapped in the direction of his voice. I shot to my feet and rushed toward the kids, they were running toward us.

I caught Leo while Atlas picked Lily and Louis. Our fingers brushed as we stood. Atlas parted his lips to say something but I was already entering the house.

I scurried around to find warm blankets and ...