Chapter 126

I brought my arms up and crossed over my face as Mom’s foot hit me. My feet slid back but my heel caught on a seam in the floor and I tipped back. The problem was that I blinked and she was next to me. Her elbow came down and slammed into my stomach. It was like I was in slow motion while she was in full speed. I tried to bring my arms down to protect me but I couldn’t, not fast enough. Suddenly, I wasn’t hitting the floor. I was bouncing back up off the floor, my breath leaving me. My eyes shut and I curled up into a ball as her foot slammed into my side and I flew into the wall on the other side of the room. The entire room shook as my back slammed into the wall.

“Vale Maximillion Everfell! Don’t just give up after one hit!” Mom shouted at me.

There was no way I could reply. I was crumbled into a ball after sliding down the wall onto the floor. She was brutal. Every day was like a new form of masterful torture. There had to be something against the Geneva code with how she was trai