Hollis

“Oh, shit,” Zain whispers.

A gasp ripples back through the crowd, and I grit my teeth. I knew I shouldn’t have fucking come. I haven’t been in days. After Rowena’s last “blessing,” I came once or twice to just see if Candace was here, but when she wasn’t, it obviously wasn’t worth my time. The blessings are all the same, and any change is happening miles away. But I woke up to find Eva gone and Zain out of his mind about some rumor he’d heard but ...