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Whatever she saw had to be horrible, but Logan didn’t dare shake her out of it. She had to go through this, had to see everything the vision could reveal. All he could do was hold her, let her know he was there, even though he didn’t dare speak in case he broke her concentration.

Winter’s head moved from side to side, as if she was searching for something, while her arms twitched, one arm reaching out, trying to grab something, but only gripping air, while in her other hand she held on to the toy.

All of a sudden, Winter dropped the toy and wailed, tears streaming down her face.

His heart broke for her. He hated seeing her in pain like this and wished he could take the pain upon himself. He felt her hands on his bare chest and realized that her eyes were focusing again.

“You have to save them, Logan,” she begged, choking the words out amidst tears. “The twins, you have to save them.”

Logan’s heart stopped. “Aiden’s and Leila’s twins?” He involuntarily gripped her shoulders tighter as panic charged through his body. “What did you see?”

“The demons, they’re attacking them. Aiden, and a blond woman. She looked familiar. And the kids they’re right there, crying, screaming, scared.”

“A blond woman? With dark sun glasses?”

She nodded. “How do you know?”

“It’s Leila. She disguises herself when she leaves the compound. I saw them earlier in the kitchen, getting ready to leave with the twins.”

“You have to call them back, now! Or the demons will get them.”

Logan rushed to the nightstand and picked up the receiver, hit the pre-programmed number for Aiden’s cell phone and let it ring. Once, twice, three times.

“Damn it, pick up!”

“It’s Aiden. Leave me a message,” the pre-recorded voice said.

“Fuck!” Logan cursed. “Aiden, you’ve gotta get back to the compound with Leila and the kids. The demons are going to attack you. Winter had a vision. You hear me? Come back immediately!”

He disconnected the call and pressed the button for the intercom next to his bed that connected to the command center. “Pearce, you there?”

“Yo, what’s up?” Pearce replied through the crackling line.

“Track Aiden’s cell phone. I need to know where he is.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Winter had a vision of him, Leila, and the kids being attacked. I saw them leave the compound less than an hour ago.”

“Shit! I’m on it.” There was more crackling on the line.

Meanwhile Logan rushed to his closet, pulled out a pair of pants and a fresh shirt, and started dressing. “Winter, get dressed.”

He didn’t have to tell her, because she was already rushing into the bathroom to grab her clothes.

“Shit!” Pearce’s voice came through the intercom again.

Logan pressed the button. “Where is he?”

“I don’t know. But his phone is in the compound.”

“Fuck!” Logan grabbed socks and slipped them on, then reached for his shoes. “Alert everybody, get them to suit up. We have to find them. I’ll be down in the command center in a minute.”

“Got it.”

As he laced his boots, he looked at Winter, who was almost ready too.

“In your vision, did you see where they were?” he asked.

“It looked like a store, maybe a shopping mall. I couldn’t read the name of the shop.” She slipped into her shoes. “But I’ll recognize it when I see it. We just have to get in the general vicinity.”

“We?” He shook his head. “You’re not coming with us. There’s no way I’m putting you in the path of the demons.”

“You have no choice, Logan! I saw where they were. You need me.”

“Then describe to me what the place looks like. You don’t need to come.”

“I can’t possibly describe everything I saw. Do you really want to risk the twins’ lives? Damn it, Logan, I’m coming with you. I can find them.”

He grumbled to himself, but he knew she was right. Without the name of the store where Aiden had taken his family, they had nothing to go on. They had to rely on the fragments Winter had seen in her vision and hope she would recognize them when she was confronted with them again. Whether he liked it or not, she had to come with them.

“You won’t leave my side. Is that clear?”

“Crystal,” she said.

He handed her a jacket. “Put this on and let’s go.”