Prologue
The Dream
She was sitting in her booster seat in the back of the car, her father was driving and her mother was in the passenger seat. A Christmas song was playing on the radio and there was a blanket of snow covering the ground outside the car. It was so peaceful, they were driving home and they had left her half-brother at their grandfather's because he asked to stay. They were going to pick him up the next morning, they had many things planned for the next day and they were looking forward to it.
But things don't always go according to plan.
Her mother screamed as the car spun out of control and her father yelled in surprise. There was a sound of crunching metal and then all was silent except for the sound of a group of carolers a few blocks away. She sat in silent shock and her parents weren't moving. Fear started to overwhelm her but she somehow stayed silent.
Then they came.
Several cloaked figures approached the car, they tried to help her parents but they couldn't get them out. She heard one of them gasp and then a female of the group quickly took her out of her seat and ran away from the car. She should have been frightened, but as soon as that figures arms enclosed around her small body, she felt safe. She felt like nothing could harm her as long as this person was with her.
She heard an explosion and the figure holding her was launched through the air. The figure wrapped her arms tighter around her and curled protectively around her. The figure put her down and she saw the figure's silver eyes from under her cloak. Then they disappeared into the shadows as if they were never there.
Silver eyes . . .