Huxley's pov
Penelope's cheeky smile during the car ride was something new. I wonder what Weston actually said to her. He must have heard my thoughts because he turns his neck to face me. The elevatore drags without a sound, and I divert my gaze to avoid issues. I'm not afraid of Weston, but he is too perceptive. Speaking to my grandmother had put a little hope in my heart. And after Weston speech, we'd grown in the eyes of the public and now they were willing to help us search for our mother.
Mama said the surveillance shows that our mother escaped the mansion six months ago. My father couldn't find her so he brought in a witch. The doctor explained that the witch was amongst a collective. They bought her online along with one other witch but that witch had died only two months after d
