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The music ends, and everyone claps for our performance. Henry steps back and gestures to me like I’m the star of the show. I wave them off and pull him away from the dance floor.
I lead him past the row of tables toward the windows. I’ve caught Gaven’s notice. He frowns, and I force a smile and pretend I’m showing Henry the view, gesturing to the windows while sca
Henry’s parents are also missing from the table, but I heard my mother tell them something about a rare painting of Mountain Haven that hangs in our library. They might have gone to see it. Maybe that’s where Libby and Kellan are. My brother Thomas is also notably absent, though his wife Veronica is chatting with my sisters Electra and Sophie. There’s one more empty seat at the table next to Able.
Henry follows my gaze. “Where did Rafe disappear to?”
“Hopefully the Divine hells,” I grumble.
Henry smirks, but it’s there and gone. He tilts his head in a strange, predatory way, like an animal straining to hear something. Then, he grabs me.
I try to pull away. “What are you—”
He throws me to the ground and covers me with his body. A loud blast rattles the house. The windows shatter. My head smacks against the marble floor, and the world goes dark.