The cradle laid empty as two parents wept. The child that was only a few days old, taken. "Guards! Find who did this." The King ordered. He rushed over to his wife and held her close. She turned around and sobbed into his shoulder. "We need to find her." She sobbed. He tried soothing her, rocking back and forth on his heals. "She will return to us, darling." ________________ Now fourteen, that little girl had grown. Living on her own, her life had never been simple. Trigger warnings: Blood, swearing, sharp objects, mature content and language, lgbtqia, family issues