"Good, promise me one more thing." She nods and I search her eyes. "Promise me that you will let Matilda explain." She goes to open her mouth to protest, but I raise my hand. "Make sure that Lily is there while she tells you why she took the children that way you will know if what she says is the truth. I don't expect you to take her at her word when I had a blood sister that was nothing but an evil liar. Every elf isn't like her and David. Most elves are more good than evil. You can't paint everyone with the same brush."
"I promise I will" she says. The door opens, and my grand babies come bounding in with arms full of snacks. Concern flashes in Liam's eyes when he takes in Jasmine's tear-stained face. He quickly steps around my bed and pulls her into his arms. They have a silent conve
