Mason didn’t have an answer for that.

In fact, Zoe wasn’t exactly waiting for one, either. So, both of them ended up holding their breaths until Mia arrived.

In the middle of the night, the sound of a car pulling in reverberated in the yard. Not long after, Mia was on the second floor.

Zoe let out a sigh of relief when she saw her stepmother. She couldn’t stop herself from calling out to her softly, “Hey, Mia.”

“Let me check on Yanni.” Mia was calm. Taking Yanni in her arms, she patted he