Chapter 75

• OLAMIDE
• A fray of red swayed to the floor. My mother's threads. That was what they were. All my life, I had believed I was ordinary. I wanted to latch on to that fickle reality and it had only taken one sentence to shatter my entire world. The Silverlaws...Weren't those the same people I saw in Jason's memories? I plucked the thread from the ground and looked the witch straight in the eye.
• "My mother..." I stammered. "Why is she behind me? Is she not safe?" I demanded with tears blinding me. "Don't tell me they are dead. Don't tell me her sacrifices were not worth it."