Alice did not resist as Elijah led her to the kitchen. When he spoke, she felt a glimmer of hope and her eyes found his face at last. But then all came crashing down again. She would still be Tobias' wife, and he would force her to return. If he wouldn't, father would. She did not want to birth this parasite in the first place. She cast her eyes down. This was the only chance she had. Perhaps, if father would not accept her back into the house, she could run and go somewhere else. She nodded slowly.