Chapter 47: The Reckoning

I slammed the phone down, my heart pounding against my chest as if it were trying to escape. The words replayed in my head, over and over, like a broken record: *“We’re coming for everything.”*

It didn’t make sense, but at the same time, it made perfect sense. Sarah wasn’t bluffing. She never bluffed.

“Mum, is everything okay?” Reid’s voice snapped me out of my spiraling thoughts. I turned to see him standing at the doorway, his face scrunched with worry. His little hands clutched the edge of the door, as if he was ready to bolt if I gave him any more bad news.

“Everything’s...