A dull ache filled me as my mind tried to wrap around the idea of what Caleb had said. The two of them had completely lost their minds.

How was it that my life had made the turn it did?

All I wanted was peace, and yet I was resorted to participating in a twisted society that deemed holding people hostage as a way to fix their problems.

“Caleb, why?” I asked softly, trying to understand how the sweet man I once met would be so cruel towards me. “This is all ...