Chapter 81: Evolve

Lorraine's POV

I blinked, the weight of Astrid's words crashing into me like a cold wave. She wasn't the killer.

If Astrid didn't kill that poor feral girl.… then that means the real murderer had been out there this whole time. Watching. Waiting. Lurking.

A chill traced down my spine.

We'd gotten it all wrong. I had gotten it wrong. And worse? The killer was still loose, still walking these halls. Still breathing the same air as Elise, Felix…. and me.

No.

I gripped the blanket tighter around my body, the soft fabric suddenly feeling too thin, too fragile, like my illusion of safety had just been ripped away.

"I need to go," I murmured under my breath, barely able to hear myself over the blood pounding in my ears. "I need to find them… make sure they're okay."