Staring at what was unfolding before her, listening to her daughter's words, Evelyn felt as if her heart was being shredded.

Tears welled up, blurring everything around her.

Luna was twisting the knife in her soul.

The dizzying joy of getting her daughter back-

Turns out, it was just fate playing a crueler joke.

Her Charlie was alive again.

But she didn't recognize her as "Mom" anymore.

Worse-she looked at Evelyn as if she was the scariest villain in the world.

Charles hugged his daughter close, his big hand gently rubbing her back, trying to soothe her.

He'd dreamed of feeling her lean on him like this again.

But there was no happiness in his heart.

It was obvious-whatever happened to Charlie had Luna's fingerprints all over it. She did this to hurt Eve.

To make Charlie turn away from her real mother, to drive a wedge between them, and to have Charlie call the one person Eve despised most "Mom."

It was pure poison.

Seeing the heartbreak on Evelyn's face, Charles felt something in him crack.

own, pouring every ounce of love she had

to

pain could one

Charlie's sweaty hair, his voice as soft as a whisper. “Charlie, sweetheart, you don't have to

Charlie shook her head, refusing

only

to tell her otherwise, the

...

looked at her

had just survived

body was weak, barely able

It tore Evelyn apart.

her baby-her

was a pain she

would remember

thought of

how much her presence upset Charlie, how there wasn't

or acceptance in

deep for

was the reason Charlie

I.ne

will go, okay?" Evelyn's voice trembled as she forced herself to step away, her

off the bed before stumbling straight into Andrew, who had come

sleep, but as soon as he heard Charlie

in the

"Dr. Nelson..."

like it was the only thing keeping

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