Chapter 155
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“I loved your father, but Adam was… he had a way, and we were alone so often! Your father was so
lost in his work that he didn’t give me the time and attention I needed! Of course, now I know why he
was so busy because he had another woman!”
I want to scream and tell her that Dad had never cheated on her!
Is this really my mom?
“True love means you can be apart for weeks, months or years and you won’t cheat!”
“Stop it… just stop it!” I scream, cutting into her rambling of hatred. I know Dad is innocent, but I won’t
tell her that. “You did the same to him as he did you! It doesn’t make it right! You lied to me, Mom! You
always pretended to be a victim when you have done nothing but lie to me! How dare you?!” My own
voice is trembling. It sounds pitchy to even me, but today I feel like I’ve just lost so much. How can I
remain
calm?!
“Zaia! It’s in the past. We are not together, stop it!” she hisses, glancing at the door worriedly, her tears
streaming down her cheeks.
pull away, and she begins sobbing when I shake my head.
“No. You hated Sebastian and called him a cheat, and so much more, yet YOU are the cheater, not
him! How could you even be so rude to him when you yourself have done worse?” I ask, my voice
breaking.
She stares at me, as if stricken, before she slowly steps back.
“I was young… and stu pid-”
“And you should have owned up to it! You have done nothing but fill my ears against Dad when you did
the very same!” I shout. “You
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instilled hatred for Dad into me!”
My heart is thundering far too loudly, and we stare at one another. Neither of us speaks for a moment,
our emotions consuming us before she rushes to the kitchen counter and, to my surprise, she grabs a
knife.
“If you tell anyone, I will kill myself!” She threatens, holding the knife to her neck. I stare at her, unable
to believe this.
“Put it down,” I say quietly.
I’m so tired…
“No!”
“Very well… I won’t tell anyone, but I will be leaving for Dark Hollow Falls pack, and that means it might
come out-”
“Then you can’t go!” She cuts me off, her eyes look wild. “I’ll kill myself, Zaia!”
I shake my head slowly, brushing my hair back. “I will, but I know you now and I know that you won’t
hurt yourself. You’re too selfish for that.” I whisper, turning my back on her.
I close my eyes as silent tears trickle down my cheeks.
How could she?
I open the door, about to step out, when Mom calls out to me. “Zaia, please! Please listen to me!” she
grabs the back of my top and I look
at her.
Her eyes are filled with guilt as I slowly remove her hands from me.
“Please, it’s not my fault.”
“If you didn’t play the victim… If you admitted your wrongs, I would
ven you
have and accepted you as I did, Dad.” I whisper. “But all
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my life you made Dad the bad one and even now… you’re pretending to play the victim.”
“Zaia… Adam is dead. Don’t cause more problems.” She whispers. “I regret what happened!”
“No, you regret getting caught,” I say, pushing her hand off me. “Your secret will not leave my lips… but
if someone else announces it’ that is not on me, nor will I allow your wrongs to hold me back. You are
free to move to that pack or remain here. I honestly don’t care.”
“Zaia, please.”
I brush my tears away as I walk away from her, refusing to answer her.
She lied… she kept at it… as if wanting me to hate father… even as the years passed, she’d often
bring it up.
Lies…
A little s ob escapes me, and I halt, not wanting the others to see me like this. I rush to the stairs
instead, ready to go to my room, but I’m only a few steps up when someone grabs my wrist. My heart
thuds, recognising the touch and I look down at Sebastian.
His piercing eyes are filled with concern.
I turn away as he reaches me and pulls me into his arms.
I clutch his shirt, allowing myself to cry into his chest, feeling protected.
It hurts so much…
He holds me, caressing my back, and I feel safe. I remain like that for a while, until all my tears have
dried, and I have calmed down.
And as much as I want to remain in his arms forever, we have things
to do…
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Taking a deep breath, I move back slightly and look
up at him. He
frowns as he brushes my tears away, searching my eyes for confirmation of whether it’s true or not…
I nod slowly, and he looks down for a second, heaving a heavy sigh, but says nothing on the matter.
“It’s going to be ok,” he says quietly.
Will it be? Because the way I see it, nothing can fix the trust she destroyed between us… things will
never be the same…
Ever.
But… if the Colosseum of Rome can stand to this very day… Then, something like this cannot break
me.
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