Nadia’s chocolate-brown eyes found her father’s, and she smiled reassuringly. “I was on my way out when the explosion happened.” She flicked her auburn hair over her shoulder as she bent down to the trapdoor again. “I found this little one being dragged outside by a few of those fuckers. I had no clue who she was, who her parents were, so I hid her in here until it all blew over.”

