She had listened patiently to the whole interaction, doing her best to keep her mouth shut. Alfred had said you can learn a lot by just being a nice dog, people say things not expecting you to be really notice. She approved when Stan had broken the table and hit Brice. The man deserved it.


    Her first problem came with the man on the phone. His voice sounded wrong. She understood that that didn’t mean he wasn’t being honest with what was about to happen, but something seemed off. But then he had agreed to return her family and friends, and she couldn’t complain about that. Soon, she could smell them all as they were released from cars and trucks. It was everyone who was missing.Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit.


    Then they were all inside: her favorite teacher, her bonus mom. Everyone who had missing, then she realized something smelled horribly wrong. It reminded her almost of Emily. What had the Agency done?


    “Oh no, something’s wrong. I think this was a trap!” Bug shouted a split second before the house was engulfed in a blazing inferno of fire. As the fire erupted outward, she pushed back against it with everything she had, pulling deeply from her well of magic. Even if the fire raged around them, she would keep everyone safe inside it!