Derrick
I stare at Alisa, trying to figure out how to answer her question. She almost ended up at the place. I’m sure of it. If I didn’t visit the academy on that exact night, she would be dead now. It's remarkable how The Fates led me straight to her at exactly the right moment.
“You can tell me the truth,” she says, catching on to my hesitation. “We all know about the van.”
“The van?” I ask.
She nods. A quick, jerky movement. “The girls who didn’t sell were taken away in the van. We never saw them again.”
I sigh and sit down. My mate’s face is curious, earnest. She really wants to know. “It’s a place where they do off-festival sacrifices. It’s for the Omegas mostly. Katrina charges an entrance fee, so everyone can see the sacrifice.”
She isn’t afraid, she’s not even disgusted, she’
