It felt like hours had passed since Lillian left the dungeons and during that time Lacey frantically reached out to Celia. Still, she felt nothing. Lacey wasn’t sure if that was a good or bad thing. Celia was all she had left of her family, especially with her brother James lost in the world. Her worrying was cut off by Aidy’s sobs and Carla’s growling at her in response. Secretly Lacey rather be tortured than listening to them.

“She won’t hurt Celia,” Jane said to Lacey. “She’s on their side. I’ve seen it.”

This wasn’t the first time Jane brought this up. The moment they were moved to the dungeons...