Reborn From Oblivion by Christia Muray

Nathan felt a sharp pang in his heart. "Mom."

His face was etched with pain.

"Mom, today is the anniversary of your passing. I'm here to see you.

"It's been seventeen years since you left me. I'm sorry I haven't visited more.

"I've had my reasons.

"Mom, you trusted me to your best friend and then left this world without a second glance. But you never knew the man who took Dad away was actually your best friend. And you certainly didn't know that she broke her promise and handed me over to traffickers... "Mom, I'm telling you the truth today because tomorrow I'm going to confront them once and for all. I hope you won't blame me for being too harsh."

The rain poured down harder, the wind ripping Nathan's umbrella away and leaving him exposed to the storm's wrath.

let the umbrella go and knelt, defeated, in

...

with his wife Greta, he gazed at the once-grand estate, his eyes heavy

could still picture his childhood, surrounded by family and friends at the estate. But now, those greeting him were either old, frail, or

to the Dawson Estate despite their age. The others are new hires from the market,

estate now depended on these aging individuals,

to thoughts of his stepmother, the one who drove his mother

woman?" he asked,

"Follow me," Marian replied.

basement of the Dawson Estate. The old storage room had been cleared to make space for a simple

Cameron saw his stepmother, her eyes burned with hatred.

downfall," Cameron said,