Page 10 of Pieces: A Companion Piece

FROM TY & LANE

From Ty

I’m sorry, sweetheart. I’m at a loss for words. For all three of you, I should say.

First, you survive. Then you thrive.

We’re waiting.

Love,

Ty

From Lane

Please come home, brother.

You have to come home so I can tell you everything I need to in person.

FROM PEN & NORA

From Penelope

The words won’t come. My emotions are all over the place. Sweet, sweet Shay, my partner in crime and one of the highlights of my life. I want to say nothing better happen to you, but it already did, the instant you were taken from us.

It has to be temporary. Temporarily unavailable, as Tate told me Kingsley called it. You are temporarily unavailable, and River and Reese are going to rescue you.

I love you.

Pen

From Nora

My message is written in a mysterious language in case cops get nosy and I’m saying something I shouldn’t.

Jag hoppas att de som kidnappade dig blir torterade till döds. Helst med taggtrådade pålar så långt uppkörda i röven att de känner smaken av taggtråd i halsen. Skjut kukarna av dem också. Felknullade jävla monster!

Love you so much, Shay. I hope, hope, hope you make it back to safety real soon. I wanna hug you and never let go!

THE FUNNY PAGES BY LUCAS CARTER

PART III

I’ll admit I racked my brain for this one. Not that much fun is going on at the house these days. But I did get a good chuckle when Tate joked (with a serious expression) and asked Lucian to hold Zoe while Tate fetched new pullups.

I’m not sure I’ve heard Lucian stammer like that before.

“Wait, are you serious—oh, I, uh… But isn’t Kingsley—I mean, surely s-someone else⁠—”

At that point, Tate—and those around him—started laughing, and Lucian caught on and got very miffed. He even scoffed and stalked off.

KC laughed the hardest.

Since I don’t have any other fun things to share, I asked Corey to draw something cute and “Shay-like.”

I won’t see the result until the book is being formatted, but I’m sure it will be just lovely.

FROM AUGUST, IVY, AND EV