Chapter 27 Sacrifice

Two days.

Two days have passed, and Selene was still lying on her hospital bed, unconscious. Faye and Calix have been able to fit themselves in her small private room, taking turns on the couch to sleep. Faye had been planning all the while she was beside Selene to go and find Lucas to beg for him to save her, and today was her chance.

She told Calix that she’d be the one to stay up all night, so she could go home to bring more things from the house during the day, Calix had agreed with her plan, unaware that she’ll be taking a different route.

“Call me if there’s anything happens, okay?” she told Calix, who once again sat on the chair beside the sleeping Selene.

“Don’t worry, I’ll be here,” he answered, half smiling.

Faye threw one last glance on Selene. She looked worse than she looked the day she had been brought here, her under eyes were swollen and