Chapter 71.

Dahlia POV.

After leaving that horrible place and we returned home, all I have wanted to do was hold Harrison and try to forget what I saw. Holding him to my chest, I feel calm. I know he is safe. My mood is sombre after that gruesome discovery. Did Mindy plan on doing this to Harrison when she kidnapped him? Would he have suffered a similar fate?

Just with those thoughts alone, I tighten my hold on my sleeping boy. If Rodrick wasn’t dead already, I would gladly torture him after what we uncovered.

“Hey, come on. You need to eat.” Mal’s voice pulls out of the thoughts as he leans against Harrison’s bedroom door. His hair is tousled and damp from his shower. He moves silently across the room and moves Harrison from my chest so I can get out of his little bed. Kissing him on his head, I tuck him in and check his window to make sure it is locked, and he is safe.

With one last look at the sleeping pup, I leave the room, exhausted from crying and anger. Mal leads me to the bedroom and I