Chapter 8

Lillian Pov

It has been two weeks since my encounter with Alma, and things have been worse. Zira’s condition is becoming worse. She doesn’t eat but only vomits blood. Her body is more of bones and flesh. Every time she would scream and trash, itching and clawing at her skin and those times only Asher can hold her because she just has this strength and all I can do is just cry helplessly, looking at her. At this point, I highly doubt she will make it in 3 months.

Also, for two weeks, Alma has been abusing me physically and mentally. My skin is way worse than before, but now that I actually have proof to show Asher, I can’t, because my daughter’s safety lies in her hands. I am exhausted. I haven’t spoken a word to Asher, and he thinks I am ignoring him, but I am actually not ignoring him. Alma is always in the shadows, monitoring my movements. I beg her a lot of times to kill me but free my daughter, but it’s like she wants to see me suffer for the humiliation I caused her even thou