Chapter 5

I stared hard at his face.

I wanted to see him break down and suffer just as I had.

But he didn't.

The pain flashed across his face for only a moment, then vanished.

He reached out and tucked the blanket around me.

"You know everything?" Charles asked.

"I'm sorry. I didn't recognize you at the time," he said.

His voice was so calm, like he was talking about the weather.

I froze.

Sorry?'

I stared at him in disbelief.

I was betrayed by the person I trusted most, lost my own child, and in the end, all I got…