Narrator POV

Set sits at his desk. A guard comes into the room. "This better be good news." He says.

"I'm afraid not," The guard says. "Two of our guys had found Sadie and your son in a small town. They lost them in the chaos. They searched the area but they couldn't figure out where they went."

"How come none of these guys can catch them?" Set asks.

"Anubis seems to be really good at his job," The guard says.

"Hire some better people," Set demands. "Get our best searchers out. I want Sadie captured."

"What about Anubis?" The guard asks.

"Kill him," Set says. "I don't care how. I want him dead and I want Sadie Kane here. I want it done ASAP!"

"Yes sir!" The guard says and hurries out the door.

Sadie's POV

I was standing on a beach with the sun setting. I remember what day this was. The day my mom was killed. She had taken Carter and I to the beach for the day. I was six and Carter was eight. Carter was sitting in the sand in black swim shorts and a white shirt. I was sitting across from him wearing a pink swimsuit my mom picked out. We were building a sandcastle with our mom.

After a while our dad comes out. "Ruby," He says. "We have reservations were going to be late for if we don't hurry."

"Are you sure we can't just stay in with the kids tonight," She says.

"I know how much you love them," He says. "But I'm sure they'll be fine with Amos."

"Alright," She says. "Carter bring your sister."

Our mom and dad start walking. Carter takes my hand and we follow after them. Mom helped me change into pajamas for the night. Carter and I were standing by the door when Mom and dad left. "You two be good for your uncle." Our mom says. "I'll see you two in the morning."

"Goodnight mommy," I say hugging her.

Carter hugs her too and we watch them leave. Carter and I never knew that was going to be the last time we saw her alive.

I open my eyes and sit up. I pull my knees up to my chest and rest my head on my legs. That was the first time in a while that I had the dream of the last time I saw my mom. I had it every night for almost a year after she died. Over the years I would have it on the days I thought about her most. I was now eighteen. After twelve years it finally came back. I never knew what happened to her. Until I was fourteen and Carter was sixteen we thought she was in an accident. That summer we figured out that he'd been lying to us. Turns out Set killed her. He didn't tell us the story. He just told us she was killed by Set who is an evil man that the police have a hard time tracking down. We never knew much until recently when my father got a threat that Set would try to kill me. At first, I thought he was over reacting. Now that I know he wasn't I was worried. What did Set want with me?

"Sadie," Anubis whispers slowly opening the door. He looks over and sees me sitting on the bed. "Are you alright?"

"I just had a dream that I didn't have for a long time," I say.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He asks.

"When my mom died, I used to have the recurring dream of the last night I saw her. I was six years old. I thought I was going to bed and waking up to my mom making breakfast. I woke up to my uncle telling me to come with him." I tell him. "A few hours later my dad tells me that my mom got killed in a car accident and that I was going to live with my grandparents."

"Your mother just died and you get split from your father and brother," Anubis says. "That's horrible."

"I didn't know what really happened to her until I was fourteen. I got to go to my dad's over the summer and me and Carter found a threatening note from Set. My dad couldn't hide it anymore." I say.

"You've gone through so much because of Set," Anubis says. "I'll make sure he pays for what he's done to you."

"And for what he's done to you." I say. "Do you know why he wants either of us?"

"I don't know," Anubis says. "I just know he's not going to get to you Sadie. He'll have to go through me. I'm not going to let him have you even if it's the last thing I ever do."

Anubis was sitting on the edge of my bed. I moved over to sit next to him. "Thanks," I say. "But I'm not going to let him get to you either. We're a team. If he takes one he gets both. I'm not leaving you behind."

"Let's just hope everything goes well from here to New York," Anubis says.

I smile. I put my head on his shoulder. He puts his hand on my leg. We sit like that for a minute. My skin was warm where his hand was sitting. He stood up. "I have dinner ready downstairs. When you were asleep I put something together."

"Great," I say. "I'm starving."

Anubis and I head downstairs. Anubis had made salad. We sat down and ate. When we were done Anubis and I went outside. The sun was starting to set. Anubis had blankets he found and we climbed in the old truck that was parked behind the garage. I waited as Anubis put the blankets down. He also brought out some pillows. Way layed in the bed of the truck.

"Why are we doing this?" I ask.

"Because," Anubis says. "When the sunsets you can see the stars. I figured you don't really get time to sit down and look at the stars."

"Sometimes my mom and I would go out and look at them. We sat on the beach. I haven't really done that since then." I say.

"So, this will be a good idea for you," Anubis says.

"Was this another fun activity of yours when you were here before," I say.

"Yeah," Anubis says. "Avery loved it. She was the daughter of the spy. She forced me and her brother Andrew to come out and watch with her because she didn't want to be alone in the dark."

"That was nice of you guys," I say.

"I kind of enjoyed it," Anubis says. "It was peaceful."

"Do you think Set killed them because he knew you cared?" I ask.

"Probably," Anubis says. "When I was sixteen I started to make sure he knew I was alive. Since then they were killed and he's tried to ruin my missions. He's wanted me dead for a while."

"I think if he wanted you dead, he would've killed you by now," I say.

"Yeah," Anubis says. "He probably wants to kill me himself."

We sit in silence for a while. The sun had set and we could see the stars. "Anubis?"

"Yeah?" Anubis looks at me.

I look up at him. "What are you going to do after this mission?"

"Continue to take down Set," He says.

"I hope we can be friends when this mission is over," I say.

"We will," Anubis says.

Anubis and I watch the stars. Trying to figure out which ones are which. I put my head on Anubis's chest after a while. I close my eyes and eventually fall asleep.

Anubis POV

I was standing in a room with brick walls. There was nothing else in the room but me. I had a white button shirt, black jeans, and boots. The door opened and someone pushes someone into the room. I look over and I see Sadie. She was wearing a white dress with her combat boots. She looked terrified. She saw me and ran over and hugged me. I put one arm around her and my hand on her head.

"It's okay," I say.

"He's going to kill us," She says. "Set."

"I'm not going to let him kill you," I say.

"We can't stop him Anubis," Sadie says. "He's going to win."

"He's not," I say. "I'm not going to let him kill you."

"It's too late," Sadie says. I pull away from her. She was looking at me with tears down her face. She puts a hand on my face. "He already has."

Sadie steps away. There was blood on her stomach. She fell to the ground. I dropped to my knees next to her. She was dead. I had her in my arms. The door opened.

"Son," A voice says. "She was only going to cause you more trouble."

I looked up. It was Set. "I'm not your son. And you're not my father."

"Anubis!" A voice says. "Anubis, wake up!"

I open my eyes. Sadie was sitting up with a hand on my shoulder. "Are you alright?"

"Just a bad dream," I say.

"Do you want to talk about it?" She asks.

"I'm fine," I say. I look around. It was still dark. The moon was the only light we had. "We should probably head back inside."

"We can stay out here," Sadie says.

"Are you sure? It's not to cold. You're not uncomfortable." I say. "I can go get you more blankets or something."

"It's fine," Sadie says. "I was mainly using you for warmth and a pillow anyway before your movement and heavy breathing woke me up."

Sadie laid back down. She rested her head on my arm. She was facing me. I pulled the blanket back over us. I looked up at the sky. After a few minutes Sadie was adjusted and she fell back asleep. I thought about the dream. Set killed her. I was determined to make sure that didn't happen. I turned towards her and closed my eyes.

Sadie's POV
I wake up. There was a pair of strong arms around me. Anubis. I was facing away from him. My arms were over his. I turned around and looked at him. He woke up because of the movement.

"Morning," I say.

"Morning," He smiles.

I get up and climb out of the truck. I stretch my arms out. Anubis had gotten up and started picking up the blankets and pillows.

Once we got back to the house we went our separate ways. I headed upstairs to shower and change clothes. I decided to put on a black V-neck t-shirt, with a pair of dark blue jeans, I put on my boots, then I put my amulet on and headed back downstairs. Anubis wasn't down yet. I went to the kitchen and got a bowl of cereal. Once I was halfway done eating Anubis came in. He was wearing black jeans, boots, and a dark red t-shirt.

"I think we should leave either tonight or early tomorrow morning," He says. "I figured I should see what's good for you?"

"We can wait until early tomorrow morning," I say. I really choose that to spend more time with him.

"Alright," He says. He pours himself some cereal. "What will we do until then?"

"Were there anymore fun things you did as a kid?" I ask.

"We had horses here," He says. "But they don't have them anymore because no one runs this place regularly."

"We can go for a walk in the woods," I say. "Maybe explore more. Go back and hang out at the pond. It's warmer today so we can swim."

"Yeah," He says. "That's actually a good idea. I think I can find swimsuits that we can use. They have different size clothes in the basement."

"We can go look when we finish eating," I say.

Once were finished we go to the basement. Eventually I found a two-piece burgundy swimsuit. It had the first layer. Then it had a second layer that was lace-type pattern. The top had the ties that went around the back of my neck. The bottom had two ties on each side. I liked it. Anubis had found a pair of grey shorts. I went to change into it. I put my shorts and t-shirt over the swimsuit. I decided to go with my boots since I had to walk through the woods.

I was downstairs waiting for Anubis. I looked around. I was in the living room that I didn't spend much time in and found photos. I saw a picture of three kids. One was older about 15. A boy. He had dark hair and blue eyes. He was leaning against a railing. Beside him was a girl about 12. She had red hair and brown eyes. She was sitting on the railing smiling at the other kid next to her. It was a boy about the same age. He had black hair and brown eyes. He didn't look related to them. I looked at it for a minute. Then I realized.

"Sadie?" Anubis says.

"In here," I called.

I hear footsteps. Anubis stopped beside me. "What did you find?"

"Is this photo of you, Andrew, and Avery?" I ask.

Anubis looks at the photo. "Yeah," He says. "Where did you find it?"

"It was sitting on the fireplace," I say.

"They must've forgot it," He says. "I remember the day this was taken. It was 10 years ago. I was 12 and mo—I mean Mrs. Mason insisted on a picture because it was the last day I stayed with them. I said something that made Avery laugh which is why she wasn't looking at the camera like the rest of us. I thought she decided to get the other picture where we all were facing the camera."

"It sounds like you really cared about them," I say. "They were your family."

"Yeah," Anubis says. "That day was the first day I was starting to feel better because I had them even though my mom was gone. The day I found out they were dead I was devastated. I lost my family again. I did some digging to see who did it. When I linked the person to Set I realized he knew I was alive and he wanted me to know he had the power to hurt me."

"Has he tried anything since then?" I ask.

"No," Anubis says. "He wasn't going to go for my aunt, uncle, or cousin because he knew not to mess with my uncle. He was waiting for me to find someone I care about. That's one of the reasons I shut myself out of peoples lives. I didn't want anyone to die because Set wanted me to hurt. He's a monster and I'm not going to let him win."

I saw the look of determination when he talked about bringing down Set. I felt safe being near Anubis. He wasn't going to let Set get to me. He doesn't want him to win.