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Ella's POV

"Mummy!"

I could swear that my heart stopped working at that time when I heard Nathan scream. I ran forward to where he was, afraid he had hit his leg against a stone and was bleeding. I made them walk in front of me and I walked behind them so I could better protect them but that also meant that they would be the first to be exposed to the dangers of the road but I felt that was better than having them kidnapped behind me and spending the entire journey looking for them or fighting for them. I couldn't afford to waste time. I had to do what was here to do on time and go back home.

I got to where he was, squatted by his side and heaved a sigh of relief. He wasn't hurt or bleeding. He was perfectly okay asides from the tears running down his face and I pulled him into an embrace to calm him down. The others could start crying as well and I didn't need that distraction at the moment. Tugging three crying kids wasn't part of the plan.

"What is the problem, baby?" I asked him.