The abandoned wife and her secret son
“You gave Dad everything—love, money, peace of mind, even your company. I saw the happiness in him—in them—when you fell into a coma.”
I sat back down and took both her hands in mine, squeezing them.
“Please wake up, Mom. I really need you. I need you to tell me how to stop loving Julian, to teach me how to be strong like you. Mom, I’m tired.”
I laid my head on the bed beside her arm, still holding her hand.
“Sometimes, when he kisses me, I pretend it’s real. But when Selene calls, he runs to her like she’s cast some spell on him.”