Regina (Everly’s Stepmother)

I hadn’t seen her in two years, and she sat with those women at a table. Even with their dyed hair, multiple tattoos, and other body modifications, I immediately recognized them. I had lost everything after she left. Well, after I made her leave. I told her that her father and I thought it would be better if she left and became an adult. I kicked her out right after she had graduated. The boys and their father lost it when they came home and found all her shit gone. I told them she had moved out and had no idea where she had gone. I was almost positive that she had gone to live with those two women. They had been to our house several times, and Everly’s father and brothers loved them. I knew their families, and I was not happy. I had finally made it, and those three wouldn’t ruin the life I had made for myself.

“So the missing daughter has finally shown up after two long years?” Jalyssa asks.

“Yes, and she was with those two women.” I answer.

“Mom, I love you but messi