Chapter 203: Chapter 203: Reunion with Witch Mother

Serena’s POV~

The room was quiet tonight. The soft glow of the moon poured through the window, silver light spilling across the floor. I was sitting at my desk, absently running my fingers over the rim of a teacup, lost in thought.

Everything had been too quiet today.

I had almost grown used to the stillness...until a sudden, sharp knock broke through it.

I looked up, startled.

Before I could even answer, the door swung open.

And in the next instant... I was pulled into a tight embrace.

The breath left my lungs as arms wrapped around me...warm, firm, and trembling with emotion. For a heartbeat, I froze. My mind went blank.

But I knew that touch. That scent. That voice.

"My baby," a soft, trembling whisper breathed against my ear. "I missed you so much... finally, I could see you again."

I blinked, my heart giving a painful twist. Slowly, I lifted my hands, resting them lightly on her back.

"...Mother," I whispered.

The Witch Mother pulled back just enough to look at me, her face full of love and relief. Her eyes shone faintly, the corners wet with tears she didn’t bother to hide.

She looked just the same...beautiful, composed, powerful. Yet in this moment, she looked like a gentle mother, but I knew better.

Her hands cupped my face as she smiled warmly. "You’ve grown even more beautiful, Serena. Just like I knew you would."

I forced a smile, soft and careful. "You always say that, Mother."

"Oh, because it’s true." She laughed lightly, brushing a stray lock of hair behind my ear. "You’ve been eating well, haven’t you? You look healthy."

Her voice was full of affection, every word wrapped in warmth.

And I played along. I smiled. I nodded. I answered her questions about my days, my health, my routine...all with the calm, gentle tone of a perfect daughter.

But inside, my skin was crawling with disgust.

Because I knew who she truly was.

Because I knew what she was capable of.

kept up

emotion. When she laughed, I joined her, even if the sound felt hollow

I said quietly, "I didn’t expect you to

chuckle, smoothing the sleeves of my dress as though I were still a child. "I’ve been so worried. I needed to see you

gaze lowered. "I’m doing

She smiled again, that same gentle smile that could

my chest twisted

cheek once more, tender, affectionate...motherly. But behind her eyes, there was something deeper. Something

I looked closer, I realized it wasn’t just love

A reminder of who I belonged

to think before another presence filled

head slowly...my heart

There he was.

My father.

door, tall and composed, his expression soft and distant. His

"Father," I said quietly.

at the

glow brushing across his calm face. His expression was unreadable—gentle but

him

my mother turned toward

softening with a glow that felt almost... too warm. "Your father was the one who brought me here," she said, her voice trembling with a

almost affectionate...but I caught the faint flicker of

shifted back

slight tension in his shoulders, the way his jaw tightened before he relaxed it again. He wasn’t at ease around her.

her

stirred faintly in my

had always been the quieter one...distant, careful, but he had

I said softly,

sentence seemed to brighten him at once. His lips curved into a gentle smile that reached his eyes, and for

me, Serena. Is this not what a

a little awkward...made me laugh before I could stop myself. A small, genuine

embarrassed. "It’s been some time since I saw you smile like that," he said.

I

course," he replied, the warmth in his tone sincere. Then, as if remembering something, he added, "Do you need anything?

this time.

felt normal, like we were an

glanced at my mother, I

sat on her lips, but her eyes had darkened.

stood behind us, perfectly poised, hands clasped before her like a saint. But I could feel the cold

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