Chapter 9 Attack

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When I entered my son’s room, I half-expected him to be awake, but he was

fast asleep.

He had his arms wrapped around his favorite teddy bear, Teddy, and for a moment, I didn’t want to wake him up. He seemed so peaceful, and I was about to put him through so much stress.

But not as much as I would be if we went to Anemond.

So, I leaned down and gently touched his arm.

“Finnick,” I whispered, and when he didn’t rouse, I said his name again. After a moment, his nose crinkled and his eyes blinked open.

“Mommy?” he said, and he yawned lightly.

“Sorry to wake you, baby,” I said, and I gave him my most apologetic smile. “We have to go.”

“Go?” he repeated back in a confused voice. “Go where?”

“I’ll tell you on the way there,” I explained. “For now, we just need to get ready,

okay?”

Finnick nodded, though his gray eyes were concerned. I pulled the covers aside and helped him down. We walked over to the closet, and we got him dressed.

After I zipped up his jacket, I picked out a couple of fresh sets of clothes and packed them in a small backpack.

“Put this on,” I instructed him.

“Can Teddy come?” he asked hopefully, and he glanced over at the stuffed bear he’d left on the bed. I studied the toy carefully. We were running low on room, but Teddy was his favorite toy. I couldn’t ask him to leave it behind when I was already asking so much of him.

I said. “But we have to put him in your backpack,

his bag, and once he was secure it

after we were fully dressed, I did a quick scan of the house. It seemed like I

scooped Finnick into my arms and held him close.

tight, baby,” I said, and I wrapped my jacket around him to

further.

him out of the house and into the

the streetlights out to light our way. I glanced around and made sure we were alone. Luckily, everyone else seemed to be asleep. I held Finnick tight and then took off

fear.

way there, Finnick let out a soft

going to the forest, Mommy?” he asked, and his tone was painted with

said. “I’m so sorry we have to go there, I know you

he pressed. I considered my

were right before,” I decided. “The man we saw today. He’s very bad and very dangerous. So we have

Asher Collins wasn’t a good man,

done to me.

asked him the question I know he didn’t want to

not afraid. Let’s leave.

my arms. “Not before we

to my chest, and

fine on foot, but there was a short interval just before midnight when there would be no guards around. This window was our only hope and

away.

my pace

my delight, there were no guards. around. I let out a sigh of relief and then walked straight

and reached into my pack. I’d brought a flashlight, a compass, and a knife with me. Retrieved them all, and after I put the knife in my pocket, I turned on

get us through. We needed to avoid the forbidden section of the forest, so I had to find us a shortcut that would get us out of Wegalla, If I timed things. correctly, we

many sounds or running into any predators.. Luckily for us,

first time entering the forest, and I could tell he was scared because his palms were wet. I felt pangs of guilt go. through me. Putting Finnick in this much danger wasn’t fair, but I had no other choice. I couldn’t let the nightmares of Anemond come back to me, not again, and

we began our walk through the

for an

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