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TeresaMy head still throbbed painfully, but it was not as sharp as…And I felt a bit rested, but I could tell from how my body felt that I could use more rest. I opened my eyes, and the first thing I noticed was that I was in a different bedroom. It was more like a chamber and not a bedroom.“Mom!” Kaela wrapped her arms around my neck before I could figure out what was going on. “I’m so glad you’re okay.” “Sweetheart,” I kissed her neck. “You’re here.” “Yes, mom,” Kaela nodded. I heard what happened. Clara told me as soon as she picked me up from school.”“How are you feeling?” Bennett leaned forward, taking my hand.“I… the pain in my head is still there,” I said. “But I’ll be fine.” “Look, Teresa,” Keller leaned forward. “I’m sorry you had to go through all of this. I shouldn’t have let the mob into the front yard. That was stupid of me.”“Oh, c’mon,” I laughed dryly. “I was the one who arranged for the mass to arrive today, remember?”He shook his head. “I still shouldn’t hav

TeresaFor a moment, Clara seemed starstruck. She couldn’t move, and somehow, I found it suspicious. She was always agreeable, especially when I mentioned issues with my family.But for some reason this afternoon, she seemed not to agree with me, and it didn’t make sense at first. But I didn’t care about her approval. I was only concerned that we were not on the same page as we used to be before now.“But, you made a vow to Alora,” she blurted. “Don’t you think she’ll be expecting you to fulfill your word?”I blinked at her. “Did you hear wrong? I never said I wasn’t going to help them. I only said I’m putting my family first for now. At least, until after I give birth to the baby.” I rubbed my stomach unconsciously.Clara stared. She seemed shocked, and a part of me wanted to know why.“So, you’re saying the town will have to wait until after you’ve had your baby?” She asked again, her tone slightly irritated.That caught me off guard. Why did she sound irritated? Like the whole thi

KaelaMy stomach flipped as the darkness dissipated, revealing the woods where we had our trainings. For a moment, I was grateful that we were finally out of the house.As we began, Hera didn’t even argue with me today, and that somehow made everything worse. There was no single sarcastic comment from her. Shawn didn’t even attempt to lighten the mood. Flynn didn’t tease or make a stupid comment like he usually would.Everything seemed off, and the tension in the air tightened. It seemed the joy disappeared as soon as we arrived here.After a moment, Hera crossed her arms, looking up from her spell book on a stone table before her. Behind her, Shawn had begun to pace. Flynn was about to conjure another spell when he noticed the thickened tension and lowered his hand.“Well, something’s not right,” he said, looking uneasy.I frowned immediately. Finally. About time.“Someone should say something,” I said, dragging Hera’s gaze from Flynn to me.“Well…” Shawn started and trailed off.

TeresaAt this point, I was staring at Kaela as if she had grown another head. My own daughter was doing magic, right in front of me, in my study. I had assumed everything magic had died with my grandparents. I didn’t exactly hate it or reject it. I just didn’t expect that anyone in my family would want to be close to it after the ruin and pain it caused us.Yet here was Kaela, falling in love with the exact thing.And Flynn, amongst other people, stood proud of himself for absolutely no reason. When I didn’t know what to do anymore, lost and in the middle of nowhere in my mind, I pressed a hand against my forehead.“I need your fathers,” I sighed.Kaela winced. “Mom, I think—”“Absolutely not,” I stopped her. “I’m not bearing this all alone. Before Kaela could say anything more, I instantly mindlinked the three brothers.Keller reached out. “Teresa?” “I’m losing my mind,”“What’s going on?” His voice in my head panicked.“My study, now!”When his tone sharpened and he began ask

TeresaThe room suddenly felt too small and too hot. I stared at Clara and Alora as if I had just met them for the first time. It still felt difficult to believe that the person I’d believed all this years, the one whom I trusted, was the one secretly inflicting harm on me.“Teresa, please—” Clara shook her head, still sobbing. “No,” I shook my head, sniffing. “Don’t beg now. Isn’t it a little too late for that?”She bowed her head.“You poisoned me!” I growled. “Why?”Alora crossed her arms. “Shouldn’t you listen?” A bitter laugh excaped me.I pretended as if she didn’t exist.My chest tightened painfully, my gaze still on Clara. ‘You murdered all my children. All of them.”“It was never the intention from the start,” Alora chirped in again.I turned sharply towards her, my chest blooming with heat. I was impossible to ignore her now, and I was sure that she was still standing alive thanks to a miracle.“Then, what was?”“To break your family,” she said a little too quickly. The h