At Shelby's statement, their joy was cut short, and their attention went back to the nuisance and terror that had plagued them for months.
Currey would have usually sought silent permission from Ian in the past, but after they had returned from the Fae-land, he regarded Shelby as an equal superior. Without any hesitation, he snapped his finger, and the bind that had held Aliya started to fall off.
Shelby slowly got up from her seat, and Ingrid held on. She was afraid that he Mummy would get hurt.
She gently patted Ingrid as a form of reassurance, and that small gesture riled up Aliya, who was still bound. Though Aliya appeared not to care for the kids, it did not mean that she was okay… on a deeper level.
Seeing the child that she had borne herself being so close and loving to her nemesis broke something inside Aliya's already dead self.
