42: A way out

The goddess stood staring at Edward with her teeth clenched, then her eyes moved to Mia, who had become speechless since this battle of words began. Her eyes grew warm. “Mia.”

“Is it true?” She asked in a small voice as she stared at her. “Are you my mother?”

“I am the mother of all creation.”

Mia’s teeth clenched, and she glared at her. “Are you my mother?” she shouted at her.

The goddess pressed her lips together and said, “Yes, you are my child.”

Growing up, Mia always felt different and didn’t know why. She didn’t understand why she looked so different from her father, mother, and sister. Her father always told her she was his, and though rumours flew as she was a child, he permanently silenced her doubt by reminding her she was his. He never let her believe otherwise; learning the truth had made her make sense of many things.

“After the child was born by Layla Ainsworth called Xavier Ainsworth, I knew he had much magic in his blood, and he would never have a seed with anyone. I n