Velicia couldn’t believe this new piece of news. Leah’s mother, who had been missing, was with Diane all along?
She could remember when Leah told her that her mother was an explorer, and during one of her adventures, she disappeared. Did that mean Diane kidnapped her and used her?
Velicia felt so guilty. Her mother had turned her best friend’s mother into something vicious. She tried to reach Leah, but she was still locked up in her room.
Carl, Cole and Cray were equally surprised too. The worst part was that they were obligated to kill her as she was a threat to them, but they knew neither of them could do that.
Not after what Leah had gone through just to find her. They’d have to leave that decision up to Leah herself whenever she was ready to come out of her room.
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