Luis Miguel blinked, clearly startled by the abrupt shift in question. I saw the nervousness creep back into his eyes, and for a second, I thought I might break through to the real problem.
But he took a breath and continued, still shifting on his feet as if the ground beneath him was too unstable.
"Well, when they left, I went with María José, but now…" His voice trailed off. His eyes were darting around, like he couldn't make sense of it himself. "This morning, their parents have been asking about them. Looking for them. But I don't know where they are, Beta."
Three boys missing wasn't child's play.
No one went missing in this pack. At least, not without a damn good reason. It was almost like something out of a nightmare… something that didn't happen here. Not in this pack, at least.