#Chapter 265: The Ceremony

Tessa

After Katarina left us, Maisie and I returned to our cell to wait. The minutes crawled by like hours as I paced the small room. Every once in a while, I glanced up at the security camera in the corner, wondering if someone was watching us. If my stepmother was watching us.

The thought made my skin crawl.

“Mommy?” Maisie’s small voice broke through my spiraling thoughts. She was sitting on th