All Chapters of Embracing My Bones for Forgiveness: Chapter 21 - Chapter 28

Helen reached out and stroked my forehead affectionately."None of us have ever blamed you, sweetheart. No matter what happens, you'll always be our precious little girl.""Honey, how could you leave me?"Robert's anguished cries reached us from nearby, making both our hearts ache. We held each other's hands tightly as we watched him grieve."Xena, I didn't know what else to do," Helen said. "Logan refused to believe us, and I couldn't just stand by while he kept torturing Robert and Ethan. I thought that maybe if I died right in front of him, he'd finally believe me."It wasn't long before we saw Logan stumbling toward us."Mrs. Shaw..."He'd barely managed those two words when Robert lunged at him and slapped him hard across the face."You drove her to her death, Logan! You and that woman killed my daughter, left my son crippled, and now you've driven my wife to suicide! Will you only be satisfied when every last one of us is dead?"Logan's face had gone deathly pale. Faced with Robe

I'd never seen Logan lose control like this before.Helen stood beside me, watching him with a cold smile."Of course she knows. She's the one who murdered Xena!""I... I don't know anything!"Yvonne tried to back away, but Logan's grip on her wrist kept her from moving.Logan was a smart man. He should have figured out long ago that I was dead. How else could someone disappear for three whole years without leaving a single trace of their existence?His eyes were cold as he continued pressing Yvonne for answers."Did you really kill her?""No!"Yvonne struggled to maintain her composure, but when her gaze fell on Helen's body, particularly her eyes, which were still open, she shuddered violently.Before Logan could question her further, the police arrived. Officers dispersed the crowd and took statements from everyone involved before eventually taking both Logan and Yvonne away.Helen and I exchanged a glance, both relieved.Whatever happened next, at least their detention would buy Ro

"Last night, Yvonne suddenly went berserk at the hospital. She started screaming about ghosts, then dropped to her knees and confessed to every terrible thing she'd done. That's how the police finally learned she was responsible for Ms. Shaw's death. Her confession gave them the evidence they needed to establish her guilt."I raised my eyebrows, unable to suppress a smile.Of course Yvonne was terrified. I'd paid her a little visit myself.I'd knocked things off the table to keep her awake, and after losing so much sleep, she'd become so disoriented that she genuinely believed she was being haunted. Having witnessed Helen's death firsthand, she was already deeply traumatized. Eventually, she couldn't take it anymore and confessed to everything."What about her ashes? Have you found them?" Logan asked, drawing my attention back to the conversation.I was curious about that myself. How had my ashes disappeared? Surely no one was sick enough to steal someone's remains?Nathan shook his h

My name is Yara Shaw, and I'm an orphan. I grew up in an orphanage, surrounded by kind women who taught me to read, write, understand right from wrong, and approach life with a positive attitude.As I grew older, the orphanage could no longer afford to pay for my education. Fortunately, a man stepped in and offered to sponsor me.One of the women who looked after me often reminded me how lucky I was."Yara, if it weren't for Mr. Grant, there's no way we could afford to send you to college. Education is especially important for girls these days. The more you learn, the better you'll understand the world and the less likely you are to be taken advantage of."I'd met Mr. Grant several times, and he always struck me as a tired, world-weary man.He was incredibly kind to me, though. He often encouraged me to pursue whatever I was passionate about and assured me that I could turn to him whenever I needed anything. He promised to help me unconditionally.Still, I never approached him to ask f