Chapter 270

“Where does—” Cadence started to ask about where the blood Bonnie had just drank from a pouch came from, but Faye interrupted her.

“Donations,” she explained. “We encourage the humans who work at headquarters to donate. We also purchase blood that is about to go bad from blood banks.”

“Fascinating,” Cadence mumbled as Bonnie handed me her empty container and went back to the toys. I saw a trash can and crossed the room to toss it in. “So what happens now?” I asked, glad to see Bonnie playing. She seemed like a carefree child again, at least for a few minutes, but the chill of watching her mother die was still in the forefront of my mind.

“We will keep her in here for as long as she wants to play, and then, when she gets tired, we’ll take her to a room. In the morning, we’ll look at a permanent arrangement for her. As you know, we have Compliants that we work with on a regular bas