Connor rushed into the warehouse and hugged Selene tightly. I overheard Selene tell her that her mother was alive and safe.
Eventually, she made her rounds hugging her Keepers—Tanzia, Toschia, Shak, and even Bynder—then moved on to the yougows Ron, Cheyenne, and Tony as we four stood by the door, receiving untrustworthy frowns.
“You will never guess who is here,” Connor said, stepping aside. “Where is she?”
I pulled Willow from behind us and she huddled by the doorway. Although she said that she wasn't afraid to face them, she stood hushed with her ankles crossed not moving forward. She began to tug on her spiked short hair when no one else said a word.
“You're alive!” Ron broke the deafening silence but did not move.
I had told them she was dead. Willow stepped back and attempted to
