Ruined By Mr. Cross
The drive north unfolded in near silence, the two of us in the back seat again, hands locked together the way they had been in the dark on the way to the first cabin, except this time the fear had a different quality to it — less panic, more grim resolve, five days of crisis having worn the edges of terror down into something closer to determination.
“I keep thinking about what he wanted her for,” Selene said quietly, watching the trees blur past. “Leverage, Talia said. The same way Helena used every child connected to this family for a decade. I don’t understand how someone builds an entire life around using children as currency.”
“I don’t think we’re supposed to understand it,” I said. “I
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