Solange's POV:
I sobbed as Sia left. All the hopes I had were crushed.
The dark witches had already given us a timeline. They would come, they would deal with us, and of course, they would take my daughter.
They had the sense of community that we were supposed to have.
“Solange, you can't be like this in front of Solace. You will make her upset as well." The high Priestess said to me.
I quickly wiped my tears away before my daughter could see them.
“We messed up big time, didn’t we?” My voice was hollow as I turned to the High Priestess.
She nodded. “Yes, we did. We should have done better. I should have done better. And now… we have no sure way to cushion this.”
I bent down and lifted Solace into my arms, holding her close.
Sending her to her father wasn’t an option. He had been
