Chapter 62

All Hail The Astrid

As Max held onto Gemma’s bleeding form, he looked at a crying Carrie who was trying to help stop Gemma’s blood from flowing freely. The old woman who no one even knew, was wailing and pleading with people to help Gemma. She was constantly speaking to Max in whispers and he whispered back.

All throughout this, Cindy stayed calm. Her eyes clear as she looked at Gemma. Max hated her, his anger and confusion at her actions causing his heart to pound. When the old woman put her hand on Gemma, Max nearly growled at her until he saw her eyes and then her features change. In a blink of the eye, she was an old woman again, but Max saw enough. It was Lily. What she was doing here and in that disguise, he didn’t know. But he knew she wasn’t a threat.

The party had stopped long ago as everyone created a protective circle around Gemma. Their eyes scanned the area for threat as they looked at Cindy with undisguised anger and