Chapter 78: She Was Useless, What Could I Do?
(Seraphina's POV)
The shocking sight of Cassandra Volkov kneeling on the floor made all three of us on the sofa stand up instantly. The sound of her knees hitting the hardwood echoed through the silent room like a gunshot.
"Cassandra!" Mom rushed forward, her maternal instincts overriding any past grievances. "What's wrong? Get up, please!"
She tried to help the broken Luna to her feet, but Cassandra remained on her knees, her shoulders shaking with suppressed sobs.
"Luna Marianne," Cassandra's voice cracked as she spoke. "I... I don't know what else to do. I've tried everything."
Dad stepped forward, his expression stern but not unkind. "What happened?"
Cassandra lifted her tear-stained face, and I could see the raw desperation i
