Chapter 95

Briony had a dream.

In it, she was sharing a holiday dinner with her mother.

Her mother smiled and praised her cooking.

Briony laughed, but tears slipped down her cheeks.

"Mom..."

Sprawled across the big bed, Briony's brow furrowed as her tears soaked the pillow beneath her.

She murmured restlessly, clutching the front of her nightshirt in pain, her suffering almost unbearable.

In her dream, her mother said she was tired, and from now on, Briony would have to walk her own path alone.

Briony begged her not to leave, but her mother only faded away into the mist that drifted across the river. No matter how desperately Briony called, she never appeared again.

"Mom!"

Briony jolted awake.

For a moment, as she stared up at the familiar ceiling, the world felt strange and distant.

"Mommy!"

At the foot of the bed, Irwin abandoned his toys and scrambled over to her side.

have a bad

mind slowly clearing

This was Southcreek Manor.

how had she ended

pressed her hands against the mattress, pushing herself upright, and

could barely recall-she'd gone down to the river, maybe even climbed

after that was a

Irwin reached up and touched her damp cheek. "You were crying in your sleep, too. You kept calling

Briony gazed at him.

concern in his young eyes

something in

a wave of rejection-almost

off the covers, and

over her; her body

couldn't stand to stay here a

herself, Briony shuffled out of the master bedroom and made her way

"Mommy!"

her, grabbing her

looked down at him, pulling her hand free, her voice cold. "Irwin,

Irwin froze.

spare him another glance and headed for

reached the ground floor, she nearly

kitchen with a

at Irwin, who had followed

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