The moment Hattie disappeared, it was like the strings keeping Alicia together snapped. Wind seemed to come out of nowhere, whipping everything in its wake into a frenzy. "Not acceptable," she muttered to herself, her eyes so glazed that it would be impossible to see anything.
"I don't bow down to anyone. See a god, kill a god. See the Devil…" her voice trailed off as a deranged smile appeared on her face. "Kill the Devil."
The wind continued to blow harder and harder until Sophia was bent over, trying to protect Libby, and Eve was flung off her feet. Landing hard on the arm of the couch, Eve coughed, trying to catch her breath.
"You need to calm down," she advised Alicia. However, her words seemed to have the opposite effect.
