Bonds

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

-Maya POV-

The world seemed to tilt on its axis. A million conflicting emotions warred within me: anger, resentment, guilt, fear, and an unexpected pang of grief.

She was more like a trophy wife to Daniel Stone but the fact still remained-she was my mother.

Natalia placed a comforting hand on my arm, her presence grounding me in the midst of the emotional maelstrom. Tears welled up in my eyes, blurring my vision, but I blinked them back, refusing to crumble.

“Where is she?” I demanded, my voice surprisingly steady.

He gave me the name of the hospital, and before I could even process the information, I was already pushing the call to end. Natalia helped me gather my things, moving with urgency yet understanding

“I’ll watch the kids,” she promised, her voice firm and reassuring. “Go, be with your mother.”

I didn’t need to be told twice. With a quick hug of gratitude, I rushed out, my mind racing, my heart pounding a frantic rhythm against my ribs.

Would I get to say goodbye?

assaulting my senses as I skidded to a stop at the reception desk.

mother was in

an overly-tight smile and eyes that held no warmth, scanned my frantic state. “Room 101,” she uttered, her tone

dismissive.

her attitude. With a mumbled “thank

stopped me in my tracks. There, on a sofa, sat my mother, a magazine casually draped across her lap, as my father tapped away on his phone,

from my throat, raw and laced with disbelief. “You told me she was in an accident!

his eyes devoid of any genuine concern “Amaya,” he drawled, his

on?” I demanded, my voice rising in pitch. My

apprehension crossed my mother’s face and eyes met for a fleeting moment, and in that silent exchange, I saw a flash of apology, a flicker of

it further, my

he said, thrusting a document

by the

voice grew sharper, laced

You seriously lied! To get me to come here?” I spat, finally piecing together the twisted

Chapter 14

vivid red blooming on my skin. Anger simmared, threatening to boll over, but exhaustion weighed

echoed in the sterile silence. “Why do

and hurt that had fostered within me for years,

the silence stretched,

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