"Older Sister!" he cried again, louder, as if daring the world to silence him. As if each word was a hammer against the chains Katherine had wrapped around him all these years.
Reana's body gave way to emotions, even though she didn't want to. She'd been quite an emotional wreck ever since Ryder disappeared and now, she couldn't even hold herself in public.
Her lips parted, breath caught between disbelief and heartbreak. Her hands trembled at her sides. The last time Karl had called her that, he'd still been a boy with soft chubby cheeks, little fat fists, and starlight in his wide, large eyes.
Among all of Katherine's children, Karl was the closest to Reana, and the one she loved the most and treated like a little sibling. He was two when their parents re-mated and from that moment, he and Reana were inseparable.
