#Chapter83

The Binding

A whistle soaked in the stench of sulfur fell from the air in the foyer as the black ball of mist spread out like fingers in every direction. As it faded away, the only thing that remained was Teddy with Tessa tucked tight against him. “I got you. We made it.”

The feverish hands tugged at his chest when they balled his shirt in them. A shrill whimper built at the back of Tessa’s throat as her fat bottom lip quivered. “They killed them.”

He gritted his teeth and blinked up to the ceiling to halt the sting of tears and hide them from her. They were...