Chapter Forty-Seven

CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN

Seth was crouched over somebody on the floor. My heart sunk. It’s Reed. It’s Reed. It’s Reed.

“It’s Sparkles,” Seth said, checking her pulse and breathing. She looked like she was barely conscious. Her demon twined around her arms and legs. “I heard her moaning in the back room.”

I narrowed my eyes at the sight of her and spit on the ground. “What’s she doing here?” My eyes widened. “Wait, if she’s here, where’s Lydia? Is she here too?”

Seth shook his head. “I didn’t see her. I looked everywhere.”

I knelt by Sparkles, tried to make her eyes focus. “Sparkles! Where is Lydia? Lydia?” Her eyes rolled. I slapped her in the face, but she didn’t even react. Even her demon was moving slower than usual.

What was going on here? Suddenly I had a thought. I yanked up the sleeve of her shirt. Fresh track marks. She was using. Disgusted, I let her arm fall to the ground with a thud.

“You’re useless,” I spat. “You’re a waste of a person and a mother. You deserve everything