Alice
I felt like I wanted to cry. I didn’t think I could take any more unexpected twists and turns. George’s hands wrapped around my back, slowly rubbing up and down. I felt like it was as much to hold me in place as it was to sooth me. “Just relax, sweetheart,” he said quietly, “I’ll explain everything.”
I grunted in reply, not even sure if I wanted to hear any more.
“We live together with other people like us, kind of like a big extended family.”
I pushed against his shoulders. “I knew it! It’s a cult!”
He chuckled and nipped at my arm. “Not like a cult. More like... a tribe.”
I narrowed my eyes at him. “How many of you are there?
“About fifty adults, plus the kids.”
“And you all live together in that big house?”
“No!” his hands pulled my hips closer. “Most
