13. Daimen

She was genuinely scared and her daughter wasn't the type to show her emotions. So now, this was oddly strange. Yes, she wanted her daughter to become more extroverted even with her expressions but still this was strange coming from her.

She walked closer to Isa and when she was close enough, she held her shoulders, "Isabella, no one's in your room. Go and rest. I assure you, you're safe." And then she smiled warmly at her. Isabella felt shockingly calm. Her jittering limbs finally calmed down. When last had her mother smiled at her like that?

She smiled back lightly and mouthed a 'thank you.'

Celina gave a slight nod and turned back to Anna, "C'mon, let's go. We have something to talk about." She moved to Anna and pushed her up the stairs, glancing back at Isa with a light smile before disappearing at the top of the stairway.

Isabella sighed deeply. Maybe her mother wasn't as bad as she thought. She sighed again after looking up the stairs and remembered what she saw. More like wh