Chapter Fifty-Seven

*“Please, stop! Please don’t do this!” Kaelith begged as the man pulled her by her hair toward the door. “Mom, dad, please don’t let him take me away!”*

*“Quit fighting, they’ve signed you over,” the man above her said with a rough shake. He threw her onto the front porch and Kaelith hit her head hard. She glanced up to see the two people who had raised her watch with disapproval.*

*“For Goddess s