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

more to

could

“Charlie, sweetheart, you don't have to be scared. She's not a bad person—she's your mom. She loves you more

her head, refusing to

She's NOT! I only have one mommy

tell her otherwise, the more

...

looked at her daughter, shattered and

herself had just survived a

barely able to handle such an emotional

It tore Evelyn apart.

was her baby-her heart, her

pain she couldn't put into

wished Charlie would remember she was her real

the thought of letting

when she saw how much her presence upset Charlie,

recognition or acceptance in her

for her to gamble

was the reason Charlie

I.ne

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

made it off the bed before stumbling

had barely gotten any sleep, but as soon as he heard Charlie was in trouble, he rushed

the scene,

"Dr. Nelson..."

grabbed his arm like it was the

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