[Present]
Nick looks at Nell. Her face is ghastly pale. He stares down at the floor. "After that, she took me to the fae world. She kept her promise to us. We didn't live a cruel life like other slaves. Three of us had significant freedom. We weren't treated like animals until we were found out. Samantha was killed because she took the whole blame on herself."
"Killed?" Nell's voice is dry.
"We were aware of Killian's plans. He was keeping an eye on you." Nick runs his fingers through his hair, not meeting her eyes. "We heard what happened to you and others from him. Samantha wanted to stop you from getting into Killian's hands. So, we made a plan. She and I sneaked out and tried to create circumstances that would have made it difficult for him to catch you. We compelled your boss to kill himself and the cat that was possessed by Killian for a while. He found out after the cat was killed, but he didn't know who did it."
