#Chapter 227: Going Feral

Amber’s POV I didn’t want to believe Olivia at first. After all, I had left Alice safely at home with Aunt Kathy. But there was something about the self-satisfaction in Olivia’s voice, when combined with my own nervous intuition, had me believing that Olivia was telling the truth. Still, I needed confirmation before I put my life on the line. “Let me hear her voice,” I said. “If you really have Alice, and she’s alive, I want to hear her.” “Ug, fine,” Olivia said, groaning like this was a major inconvenience to her. As she moved the phone away from her, her voice became somewhat distant. “Say something to your mother, brat.” “…Mommy?” Alice asked, her voice trembling with fear. Oh, Gods. Olivia wasn’t lying. She had my little girl. “Are you okay, Alice? Has she hurt you?” “No, I’m okay, but Aunt Kathy got hurt…” My darling, brave little girl was more worried about her aunt than she was about herself. “Aunt Kathy is tougher than she looks. She’ll be okay.” I hoped I w