Finding her

Ted's standpoint

   Rubbing my thumbs on my temples, I inhaled and practiced my breathing exercise, so I won't get a heart attack or shoot River down for being too slow in tracking Cookie down. See the reason why I didn't want to let her out? She was as good as dead if I couldn't find her and also dead once I found her because with the way I threw a tantrum at the party like a kid who just lost his new hoverboard, I'm sure half the underworld already knew how I felt about her. I also knew many would want to get to her first, many would be looking for her as we speak, so I had to find her first or I'm dead.

   Cephas was a broken mess. From finding out the daughter he always dreamt of having but thought died was alive, to los