Chapter 92

“Mother! Stop!”

I could feel the anguish deep within my bones as she pushed me inside my old room.

Fear and dread raced through me like lightning, and the memories of my past came flooding back to me with a vengeance. A dozen emotions overcame me, from sadness to despair, anger to terror, as I was met with ghosts that threatened to consume me completely.

The sight of this place had an instant effect on my entire being – it made all the hairs on my body stand on end in response to its energy.

She had returned me here, to this place that felt like an eternity of torment, the place where all my dark memories began.

I slowly lifted my head up to meet her eyes when I heard the click of the door as she locked it behind her.

Mother stooped down to her knees, smiling at me with those piercing eyes of hers. I felt a knot in my stomach as she pinched my cheeks harder than usual, causing pain.

“Do you have any idea how long I have been looking for you?”

She began tracing my skin with her long na