The Butterfly Garden (The Collector #1)(90)

“And so incredibly stubborn,” adds Sophia.

The girl laughs, her face bright and open and tear-streaked, and Victor decides this is a good day. He’s not na?ve enough to think that all is well. There will still be pain and trauma, all the wounds of the investigation and trial. There are dead girls to mourn, and living girls who will struggle for years to adjust to life outside the Garden, if they even can.

He still counts this as a good day.