#Chapter 61: The Spider’s Kiss

Agnes Elijah and I skidded around the corner to the living room and came screeching to a halt the moment we saw the horrific scene that was waiting for us. The dollhouse now lay in ruins, its roof cracked straight down the middle. And none other than Olivia stood above it, her fists still raised. My eyes immediately snapped to Thea, who was huddled in the corner, wide-eyed and pressed so tightly against the wall she looked ready to disappear into it. “What did you do to my daughter?!” The words tore out of my throat before I could think. I crossed the room in seconds, dropping to my knees and pulling Thea against me. Her small hands gripped the fabric of my shirt, and she buried her face into my shoulder. I felt her shaking against me, and pure rage washed over me. The type of rage that only a mother could feel. Perhaps Thea wasn’t my biological daughter, but if Olivia had hurt her in any way, physically or otherwise, I would kill her. And if