Reborn and I Let Him Go
"Mom, what's wrong with you? Why would you hit Ella?"
He wrapped an arm protectively around Ella's shoulders, trying to soothe her.
Linda was shaking with rage, her voice breaking as she shouted, "Good Lord! What did I do to deserve this? I swear, I'll beat some sense into you today!"
Before she could, Adrian's father, Alexander Cross, grabbed him by the collar and dragged him toward the ICU doors. His hand came down hard across Adrian's face.
"You ungrateful son! Look for yourself. Selene's fighting for her life, and you didn't even bother to come! She's dying!"