Hunter
"She. Did. What."
"I'm sorry Hunter, we answered the call of her whistle, but then Seraphina showed up and Dahlia asked to make a deal with her. They were gone moments later," Josh said sympathetically.
My knees hit the ground hard as the world blurred around me, the ringing in my ears drowning out Josh's voice.
Seraphina had Dahlia.
The thought clawed at my insides, ice spreading through my veins. I knew what happened in the center, what they did to people there. I knew Dahlia wouldn't be any exception. And I knew for damn sure that Seraphina wouldn't let the opportunity to torment me again slip through her fingers.
"I'm sorry for your loss," Josh continued after a moment, crouching down with me.
For ten years, I had done everything to survive, to thrive in this monstrous
