True Luna by Tessa Lilly

Chapter 278: Chapter 278 Give It Back

Sophia’s POV

I started sobbing as soon as I saw her.

“Mom!” I screamed as I rushed to the window.

She looked at me and gave me a small smile.

“No!” I screamed loudly.

My heart broke and I felt the urge to break the glass between us. I couldn’t let my mom do this. I couldn’t let her get hurt. The darkness was mine, not hers. I was the one who was supposed to be in that room, not her. I was the one who was supposed to fight it, not my mom. She had enough. She did enough. She’d been through enough. She deserved to be happy with my dad. She didn’t deserve to be trapped in that room.

“Hi, my baby,” my mom said, placing her hand on the window.

Something between a sob and a scream escaped my lips. I couldn’t hold back the pain I felt. I had to get her out. I had to take the darkness back.

“Why, Mom?!” I cried out as I placed my hand on the glass as well. “Why?!”

I felt my dad’s hands on my shoulders. He pulled me to his chest and wrapped his arms around me tightly.

“I couldn’t let anything happen to you, baby,” my mom said, her voice laced with pain. “I had to protect you. I should have done this years ago.”

I shook my head and another sob escaped me.

“No, Mom,” I cried out. “Give it back to me. Let me in and give it back.”

My dad kissed the top of my head. I felt Lex take my hand in his.

mom smiled through

is mine, Sophia,” my mom said. “It was never meant for you or anyone else. It was always meant for me. I won’t let it pass on

raced and I couldn’t hold

please,” I sobbed. “Don’t do this. It’s mine and I need

mom shook her head and took a deep

said. “It’s mine. It was always

buried

“What the fuck are you planning

mom, but Lex wouldn’t let me. He placed a hand on my head and pressed me

of it,” I heard my mom

of silence before

stuff,” she said and this time Lex let me

Anna asked as she approached the

knees and pulled a box from under the bed. I furrowed my

old, torn-up book. She sat

but Lex tightened his

asked. “I’ve never seen that

mom glanced up at her but didn’t respond. She kept turning the pages

my uncle called her with a hint

look at him. I couldn’t even imagine what he was going through. He loved my mom so much and I could only assume how scared he was. If something like that happened to Lex I would

as well. She

swear to Goddess...,” my uncle spoke after a few moments,

she exclaimed as she stood up and walked back to the glass

next to Lex and me. He crossed his arms over his chest and tightened his jaw. He kept

deep breath and tightened my arms around Lex. He rubbed my back