Chapter 16
Francine's POV
I was shocked by the priest’s question.
My eyes widened in disbelief as I stared at him, confusion flooding through me. Why would he ask me that? He was the one meant to explain to the others what he had discovered.
“Who are you?”
The words echoed louder in my head than Jennifer’s earlier screams.
The priest slowly turned around, his gaze sweeping across the hall and the sea of faces staring back at him. He looked as though he wanted to say something, like the truth was resting heavily on his tongue but he stopped himself when he noticed just how many people were present.
I knew immediately that he was hiding something.
I could see it in the way his brows drew together. The way his lips parted and then pressed shut again.
But I couldn’t guess what it w
