Beatrice hugged the kids tightly as they returned.

鈥淚t鈥檚 okay, don鈥檛 be afraid. You鈥檙e safe now. No one is going to hurt you anymore. They won鈥檛 find you here. Your dad has gone to get the bad man arrested,鈥 she said gently, trying to calm them.

They gave the children ice cream to help ease the trauma.

After the kids fell asleep, Beatrice sat down with Chole and Kristin. 鈥淪tefan and Levi are there alone. Somehow their plan got messed up, and they ...