Chapter Hundred-Twenty-One – Distant Relatives
Little Marino will grow to rival Sorren. "Happy Birthday, Mira, Marino." Laurel touched their faces.
Little Mira smiled but little Marino was still trying to know what planet he existed in as he just woke up from sleep.
"Thank you." their older brother said on their behalf.
Laurel turned to the door where they came from. "Um… your parents? Where are they?"
The boy looked down. "Um… they are… dead."
Laurel's smile fell. They were dead? She looked at the twins and then around the room. Did that mean only the young boy lived with these fragile children? In here?
Her mind wondered if the parents died during the raid. So many had been lost. She gripped her dress tightly. If only Stefan had gone for her father only.
"But it's okay." The boy forced a smile.
