“What the ever-loving Hell is going on here?” Emma mumbled, looking at her Aunt and Luci sitting opposite each other on the kitchen floor. Luci's eyes were so wide and rolling, with his hands clutched in his hair that Emma immediately wanted to run to him. He looked so much like a trapped and abused animal, backed up against the counter, but when she made a move towards him he winced, so she stilled. Her Aunt had a wild look on her face that doubled when she saw her niece.
“You knew! You knew all along and never said a thing!” Lynne accused and Emma looked between the two, trying not to let her mind run wild. Slowly, she lowered herself to a crouch beside her Aunt.
“Knew what Aunt Lynne?” She questioned softly, eyes darting to Luci and back. “What's happened here?” Her Aunt ign
