~ALTHEA
It was at this moment that the sun rose.
It cast golden reddish hues in the sky as if promising a better time. I believed that time was now since I had succeeded in getting the girls free.
"They made it!" Nala exclaimed with a big smile.
Mira broke into soft sobs before running into my arms. The rest of the girls raced to us and hugged Rita and me. That was when my body began to shake with sobs too.
"We did it," a girl muttered. "You set us free," she added.
I shut my eyes as all the bad memories of that place hit me hard. The way Caliban had whipped me countless times; the way I watched Tristan hurt Jordan, the way they used me till I was exhausted. The torture and Lana's death. All of it flooded into my head and tears escaped my eyes.
I shook my head. "No, you set yourself
