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Weeds were sprouting through tiny cracks in the floor and mold was growing along one wall.
After flipping a few random switches, I realized the power didn’t work here either.
Even with the moon shining down through a large skylight, it seemed ten times darker than it should have.
I stopped and searched for some sign of her.
If Vitus woke and saw I wasn’t beside him, he’d assume I’d gone to the bathroom. It wouldn’t take him long to realize that wasn’t where I was, which meant my time was limited.
Hearing movement above me, I looked straight up and spotted Beth watching me from the third level of cells.
“I did it all for him,” she sighed, her voice carrying down to me. “I left home, betrayed my sister, slept with strangers. I did everything he wanted.”
“Did it all for who?” I questioned.
“Vitus, who else?”
I wasn’t sure what to say to that, so I kept quiet. It seemed even the cruelest of men could be loved.
“We both want Zane,” she added after a minute of silence. “Promise me you’ll find him before he does.” She stepped closer to the rusted banister.
I couldn’t see her clearly due to the lack of light but I could feel her heavy stare.
“And where is Zane, Beth?” I asked.
“Do you promise?” Her voice shook this time.
She stepped forward again.
“Beth,” I warned, understanding her intent.
“I’ll find him,” I lied, “but you have to tell me where he is first.”
I didn’t fucking know who Zane was. Maybe the baby? But how would Vitus not know where he was?
“Where is Zane, Beth?” I asked again in a firmer tone.
She abruptly turned her head and stared off into the shadows as if someone was there.
“Vitus threw him away.”
It was the last thing she said before she jumped.
Chapter Seven
BLUE
A traumatizing smack echoed all around me.
I heard her bones shatter on impact. Her head hit at an angle, shooting blood in every direction as it busted open.
She lay twisted at an unnatural angle, a bone in her leg sticking all the way out.
What the fuck had just happened?
I blinked and sucked in a breath. I took a step back, and then another. Before I knew it, I was simply walking away. I wasn’t sure where I was going, but it damn sure wasn’t to Vitus.
So many questions assaulted my brain. I needed to get away; I needed a minute to breathe. The sound of her body hitting the ground would be stuck in my head forever.
