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Ria
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We all froze at Alafia’s question, and I recalled how she had told Arlo and me about the woman named Isolde who was missing. I looked at Arlo, but he wasn’t looking at me; his gaze was fixed on his mother, whose hands flew to her mouth at the mention of the names.
My heartbeat accelerated, scared of what was going to come out of her mouth and when she broke down crying, I felt something warm trailing down my cheeks.
What did they do to her?
I didn’t know if I’d be able to listen to it and I didn’t even realize I had started shaking until I felt a hand on mine. I turned to my left to find Rhaegar looking at me with a look that made me want to be strong and keep it together but failed. Enya and Alafia held Mrs. Dean as she sobbed in their arms, her sobs scaring me
