Chapter 30

Chapter 30: In which she has her hands tied.

"What...."

I stared at the pictures, my heart breaking at the thought that I was too late. I could've done something earlier but I can't now. It's too late. My hands are tied. I promised Sam, my twin, my blood that I wouldn’t let Nate in on our secret and now I can't tell him anything.

Why? Why did this situation have to arise when I was finally happy? Just when things in my life were going right for once?

"Sav, you trust him but I can't. And this is bigger than just you and me. This is about bringing justice to our mother. You were with her Sav! You were there for her to ease her sufferings. You were there for her when she died. I wasn't. I couldn't be there!"

My heart broke for Sam too, for he had been denied even a final goodbye to our mother. The only times he'd been able to call was when our father had been out of the house and his caretaker was sle