A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

Chapter 10

Gideon’s call came as a lightning bolt from the blue, his voice tense as he explained he hadn’t picked up Logan from preschool. The principal had seen someone take him – and it was undoubtedly Yvan.

Matilda rolled out of bed in a panic, her movements erratic as she yanked open the drawer and shoved the pills, long neglected, down her throat. She gagged, forcing the bitter tablets down her dry throat, then wiped away the tears that had stained her cheeks and stood up with a new

resolve.

Her eyes, tinged with red from crying, blazed with unmistakable hatred. Her hands trembled as she clutched the fabric over her heart.

“It’s okay. Don’t be scared. Yvan, you’ve taken everything from me, and now I’ll fight you with everything I’ve got!” She told herself.

Logan had been whisked away by Yvan at three o’clock, taken directly to the grand Boyd

estate.

Violet, Yvan’s mother, was taken aback the moment she laid eyes on Logan.

The old woman murmured through her tears. “Are you… are you a Boyd?”

Logan remained silent.

Violet’s sadness seemed genuine, but he had no desire to engage.

“Who are your parents?”

no consequence to you.” Logan’s smile held a precocious edge. “Who my father is doesn’t matter to me

having just parked his car, overheard Logan and kicked the door in

“Exactly what

deep resentment, especially towards ‘the Boyds, and didn’t dare

the government, so she’s got no

a rage, grabbing Logan and lifting him. “Where did you learn to speak with such spite?”

“Did Matilda teach you to

retorted, “Who taught me? Everyone around me says the same thing. That my mom’s been to jail, that she’s a murderer. You said as much yourself in front of her just

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Chapter 10

words seething through clenched

me back.” Louan looked straight at him. “You may want to use me to threaten my mother,

admission that their loathing had seeped into their very

she moved from Sea City to Sapphire City five years ago just to escape

was so infuriated, smashed things around the

please stop breaking

just snorted and stormed upstairs.

the couch, his expression

both angry, mirrored each other

clean up and sat next to Logan, her voice filled with

shook his head. “No.”

reddened eyes betrayed his