7 After Griff comes back to himself, we go back to the safe house to regroup. There is finally some good news awaiting us. Tina woke up. “What happened to your face?” Fern asks, taking in the giant bruise swelling my cheek. “Long story. Tell me about Tina first,” I respond. Fern clucks and pushes me into a chair so she can fix me, but she doesn’t ask again about the source of my injuries. I comply, trying not let on how badly my face hurts from where Griff backhanded me Shauna comes in last, after taking Tot for a little walk so he could stretch his legs. When she sees Tina sitting up on the couch, Shauna changes into her pixie form, does a few laps of the room, then reappears on Tina’s lap, nuzzling her neck. “Someone has the zoomies,” Cassie says. “Give her some space,” Fern chid

