Chapter 31
"What happens now?" Charlotte asked. "The war is three days away. I'm not even ready to face him." She stood up and went to the window, taking deep breaths, "and to know that Van was taken by your people, too. I do not understand the purpose of her presence." Jones stood up, "and so do we. We never knew why we were sent to take them in. We are sorry. We ask for forgiveness but we won't force you to do so. Tory and I desperately want to leave all of this behind." "We do not want to be here anymore, Charlotte," Tory sobbed. "I grew up not having any memories with my own family just because I was taken away. The only ones I remember from Ma was when I looked at her from a mile away." Grace took a sip from her cup when she heard this. She tried her best to remain composed, especially when
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