FORTY SIX

I glance back at the picture, and I can see the hate my mother put so much to cross an X over her father's face. It must have broken her heart once he told her she was nothing.

I always felt that while I was in the Order. I was nothing but a pawn, an item to be used however they pleased. They didn't treat me as a person.

I took one small picture and stuck it inside the back pocket of my jeans, then put the rest back inside the folder. I handed it back to Dr. Swanson.

"What about the birth certificate I found?" I pull out the paper from my pocket and hand it to him.

The older man unfolded it, made a glance, and handed it back. "I had it classified in the system before I erased it to give you an authentic document."

I fold the paper back into my pocket and sigh.

"How did she find out her lover is also her father?" I ask as he takes the Manila folder back.

"She already knew."

My brows furrow at his response. "She knew?"

Dr. Swanson nodded.

"Then...my mother fell in love with him