When Nathan Thorne saw Dominic Crawford's face, he was taken aback.
"Mr. Crawford, what's wrong with you? What on earth happened? Just tell me! You're scaring me!"
Dominic Crawford looked at Nathan Thorne, then at Sierra Sullivan and Jayce.
After a long moment, Dominic Crawford finally opened his chapped lips and slowly uttered two words.
"She's gone."
Dominic Crawford's voice was unbelievably hoarse.
Those two words sounded like they were squeezed from his throat, like a rusty machine grinding into motion, making the listeners' brows furrow.
Nathan Thorne was completely lost. "Who's gone? Can't you be clearer!"
Sierra Sullivan looked at Nathan Thorne, somewhat speechless.
'Did he really need to ask?'
'Who else but Joy Warren could reduce Dominic Crawford to this state?'
"Joy Warren is gone," Sierra Sullivan said softly.
It wasn't a question, nor was it rhetorical. It was a statement of fact.
