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“It is unacceptable.”
“Well, I haven’t got time for this. I’m in a meeting with…. uh… with someone.”
“That's fine, I’ll watch them. I am not leaving them with her.”
“No, Valen, they need to be in school. And I’m supposed to pick up Taylor today.”
“And who is this Taylor?” I demand. If she has a boyfriend, he will be very much a dead one.
“Macey's daughter; it's my turn to pick them up today.”
I sigh, looking over my shoulder at the school before heading back into the corridor. I stop and look at all the open classrooms before glancing down at Casey and Valarian.
“You know which one is Taylor's class?”
“Valen, you can't just kidnap other people's kids!” Everly screeches through the phone at me.
“I'm not. Get Zoe and Macey to call and give me permission to take them. You have five minutes,” I tell her, hanging up.
“Taylor is in our class, Dad,” Valarian tells me.
Great. I start off walking back to the classroom to see his incompetent teacher. As I push the door open, the teacher jumps before a smug smile splits her face.
“I see you came to your senses before I had to call the authorities,” she says.
“Yes, I have. Which one of you is Taylor?” I ask, and a little girl at the back with an arm cast raises her hand.
“Psst, Taylor, we're going with my dad. We’re breaking out of here,” Valarian tells her, and her eyes dart to the teacher. Oh, right, stranger danger, I think. Shit, Iwouldtechnically be kidnapping that one…
The teacher's phone suddenly rings. She answers while putting herself between me and the rest of the class—like her tiny, withered frame would stop me.
“Hello, Ms. Summers.”
I tap my foot impatiently, listening. Her eyes dart to me before she looks at Taylor and shakes her head.
“Ms. Summers, I can't allow him to take her.”
“Oh. Oh right, well put Ms. Aldrene on then.” The teacher chats to whoever she was handed over to for a moment, then suddenly holds the phone out to me. I raise an eyebrow at her.
“Ms. Aldrene wants to speak with you.”
I take the phone from her grip and place it to my ear. “Hello?”
“Are you seriously kidnapping our kids?”
“Not kidnapping, babysitting. This is not a school,” I tell her.
“Well, if you don't like the schooling, Mr. Solace, do something about it. It’s the only school here for rogue children. But I swear to God, if you try to take my daughter out of this city, you won't need to fear the forsaken. Alpha or not, I will skin you alive and put you in an ants’ nest.”
“Are you finished?” I ask her.
“Yes. I trust Everly and Zoe's judgement of you. Now put Taylor on. She won’t go with a stranger,” Macey tells me.
I walk over to the girl and pass her the phone. She talks to her mother for a second before grabbing her school bag, then nervously hands the phone to her teacher as Casey grabs her hand. We leave the school and I put the kids in the car before jumping in the driver's seat. I look in the mirror at the three kids.
Now, what do I do?
“Where are we going, Mr. Valarian’s dad?” Taylor asks, and my eyes dart to her in the rearview mirror. I think for a second—I’ve never babysat a child in my life.
