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secretworldofdolly She tried to be hopeful. Maybe Ugo was still alive. Maybe she could learn how to rescue him from wherever he was taken.

secretworldofdolly Anthos tried to stop these thoughts. It wouldn't do her any good to worry so when she had no idea what to do just yet.

secretworldofdolly "What if they were taken to some sort of other dimension? What if they're imprisoned somewhere, being tortured?"

secretworldofdolly A shiver passed through Anthos' body. Some of her relatives had died, but what about those missing? Where were they?

secretworldofdolly Why had Grampa been allowed to live? Why had she? In some ways their fate seemed worse than those who had been taken.

secretworldofdolly The curse had taken Anthos' father and her three brothers, her grandmother, her aunt and uncle, her mother, and Ugo.

secretworldofdolly Anthos was angry with herself. Grampa had once tried to tell her about the curse, but she had refused to listen.

secretworldofdolly "I spent my life trying to avoid such knowledge. I figured that I'd die young. But now I need to know for my kids."

secretworldofdolly "Grampa knew so much about all things magic," she said. "And yet he couldn't stop the bad things from happening."

secretworldofdolly Anthos tried to stay optimistic although she didn't feel hopeful. Grampa had sought all his life to break the curse.

secretworldofdolly "Grandfather, if you can hear me, if there is any way, please guide me to breaking this curse and saving my kids."

secretworldofdolly Anthos decided that one of her first tasks would be to look through Grandpa Justice's diaries and books. He had so many.

secretworldofdolly "Until I find a way to break this curse, the evil will keep preying on my family," she thought. "My kids aren't safe."

secretworldofdolly She reminded herself that it was good to have this home and money to fix it up. But she couldn't forget the curse.

secretworldofdolly Anthos got herself a glass of water. She looked out at the moon. As she drank, she realized that her hand was shaky.

secretworldofdolly First Macy was born, then two years later came Fabricius, then Dagmar. Ugo disappeared last year when Dagmar was four.

secretworldofdolly Ugo had been thrilled. He had always wanted children. Anthos had wished that she could be thrilled. But she worried.

secretworldofdolly She and Ugo had been childless for 9 years. But while celebrating Halloween and her 33rd birthday, things happened.

secretworldofdolly Anthos was now 43 years old. She had never intended to have children. The curse on her family worried her too much.