KATHERINE MONTERO:
Amdrew had led me safely into the penthouse and positioned me in front of the door, carefully listening to everything my mum was saying. She wasn't just different from who I had thought but worse. Hearing her confess even to more atrocities than Romano had shared with me had me shattered
I didn't need to see her, but her voice hinted that she'd do all of it over and over again if she had to, and they weren't just mistakes made. I pondered on how much pain she had caused a family, especially Romano, just for her selfish interests, and realized that he had been a victim all along.
I was supposed to be Romano's insurance, his safety ticket out of that room alive, and as soon as I heard a gun cocking, I knew I had to step in.
She had a look of astonishment spread across her face, she hadn't expected the new turn of events. I was trying hard to control the tears that were now drowning my face. I looked at my own mother but couldn't recognize the monster standing in fro
