It was the way that woman said it that made Althea even more determined to not end up like her.
"You live with your family?" Daniel asked, looking around at the various pictures on the walls. The woman followed his gaze and shook his head.
"My husband and two sisters died in a plane crash nine years ago."
Daniel pursed his lips, Althea glared at him. Why did he have to ask that? The woman didn't look much affected on the outside, almost like she was used to living alone and now the empty space didn't bother her.
So Althea decided to change the subject.
"Has anyone from the ritual ever survived?" Althea asked with much hesitation, "Anyone's child -"
"None. It is unheard of that anyone survived." The woman answered immediately. "But if you want to know more, you should meet with t
