Chapter 69: Cutting Ties

Adriel woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of a familiar ring tone. It's a sound that she hadn't heard for years but would always make her tremble whenever she heard it.

She instantly sobered up from her sleep as she looked at the caller ID. There's really no mistaking—it was her mother who was calling her—her mother who never called her for the past four years.

"Angel?" Zeth groggily said when he saw that Adriel was breathing heavily next to him. He sat up from bed and looked at the woman's frightened face. "What's wrong?" he gently asked.

Adriel couldn't say anything. She just kept staring at the phone, wondering if she was currently stuck in a nightmare. Zeth glanced over at the phone and cursed under his breath.

"Angel," he shook her. "It's over, angel," he said when the ringtone finally died down.

"W—why would she be calling me?" she stuttered, still dazed.

Zeth clicked his tongue and wrapped his arms around her body, wanting to make sure that she felt safe. "I d