Chapter 132 - Hollyn

I gritted my teeth. Tried to convince myself it was a lie.

He wrapped a hand in my hair, yanked my head back. With his free hand, he displayed another screen of some kind. "Watch, pet. Watch with me as you realize your doom." A picture wobbled and then steadied in front of me.

"My daughter, Hollyn's mother, crying out for me," Ari said as she turned to look at someone.

Grumpy. She was with Grumpy. They were both wearing the clothes we'd arrived in. The backdrop of the picture showed the hollowed out remains of the Village. Body and pieces of creatures dotted the ground.

"She's gone. You said yourself that she was gone. Cheeks told us." Grumpy squeezed her arm.

Ari's gaze darted over his shoulder, back to his face. Her blue eyes were wide, scared. She shook her head. "You don't understand."

"NO!" I screamed and thrashed against his hold. My heart stuttered in my chest. "No!" She was just like everyone else. Only using me for my power. For what I could give her. She wanted