Chapter Twenty-Three
Mauri POV
Mom stands there, opening her mouth and closing it as if she doesn’t know what to say. Her eyes double the size and all the blood leaves her face like she has seen a ghost. Slowly she nods her head awkwardly – a painful expression stealing her features.
What is wrong with her? She nodded yes though, even if it was in the creepiest way imaginable, it was a yes.
“And you never thought to tell me….?” I can’t hide the amount of pain that coats my tone. This is twice that she has kept vital information about me to herself. Twice she has caused me to feel disappointed in her parenting approach. I feel like I cannot trust anything she has ever told me. What else has she kept from me all these years?
Footsteps pound the floor behind me. I pivot and see Demon str
