Hearing my son mention battling an internal struggle made my mind flashback to my teens. I could not go through the same again. My heart felt like it had stopped within my chest. My eyes drifted to Thea who met them with a knowing, sympathetic gaze. She knew exactly what I was thinking. She had been there as my whole world had fallen apart. She had witnessed every piece of me shattering; and the unbearable guilt it brought upon me. That guilt was rushing over me once more...
‘Stay calm, Zee.’ She urged through our link. She would sense it. See the pain and suffering within my eyes. My mate knew me too well. But this was not going anywhere. I could see that same pain now within the eyes of my son. No. I could not cope. I needed to escape. I needed time. I needed space. My mind felt like it
