Revenge is Best Served… After Reborn

Inside the Minton family household, chaos reigned.

"Bro! You have no idea how terrifying today was! Those people were out for our blood! Several folks are missing! You need to talk to Dad and get him to have those people arrested!" Sandy clutched Angelo's arm, her voice shaking with fear. Angelo, groggy and bewildered from being yanked out of sleep in the dead of night, struggled to make sense of Sandy's frantic words. Her disjointed rambling was giving him a headache.

"Brother! You have to promise me! Please, promise me!" Sandy begged, shaking Angelo's arm desperately.

"Stop! Hold on!" Angelo finally interjected, fully awake now thanks to Sandy's persistence. "Who are these people you're talking about?"

For the past half-hour, all Sandy had said was 'they' and 'those people.' He still had no clue who she meant.

"The leader was Vanessa!" Sandy finally blurted out.

"And Vanessa?" Angelo asked.

"...She's dead."

"And the others?"

"I don't know."

onto the couch, utterly defeated. "Sis, I'm no superhero! If Colby and Odie can't find them, how am I

around, he doubted Kiran would know who

you want to chat, go back to your room. Don't disturb

and you're already sleepy?" Sandy retorted, still too

don't shut up, I'll have someone sew your mouth shut!" With that, he

grateful for Odie's intervention. Eager to get back to sleep, he patted Sandy's hand gently. "Sandy, you've had a rough night.

refuse to take

pulled out her phone

dialed their father, Caelum,