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Carmen shook her head with a smile at the little kids in front of her. The boys just sat on the one bed inside the cage, quiet and sad, while the girl just lay down.

"So these are Leonard Hodge's little devils. I've heard so much."

The boys looked up at her, recognizing her. She's Kara's mother. But they just looked away. No matter how strong they act, in the end