Summary

Chapter 17

It is several weeks later and Adora is accused of all the crimes and murders, aside from the little girls. It is decided that Amma would come to live with Camille. She's enrolled Amma in a private school. Amma makes friends quickly and becomes close to a girl named Lily. Amma becomes jealous of Lily and makes Camille bathe her in an odd soothing ritual, just like their mother used to, she tells her. Camille is quick to say that they will not be doing things like Adora had.

Several months pass and Amma’s friend Lily disappears while walking to school. Camille stumbles upon Amma’s beloved dollhouse and realizes that the floors are abnormally shiny. When she stoops down to look inside she is horrified. The floors are made of ivory, teeth to be exact. Camille calls Richard and Amma...