Briony had a dream.

In it, she was sharing a holiday dinner with her mother.

Her mother smiled and praised her cooking.

Briony laughed, but tears slipped down her cheeks.

"Mom..."

Sprawled across the big bed, Briony's brow furrowed as her tears soaked the pillow beneath her.

She murmured restlessly, clutching the front of her nightshirt in pain, her suffering almost unbearable.

In her dream, her mother said she was tired, and from now on, Briony would have to walk her own path alone.

Briony begged her not to leave, but her mother only faded away into the mist that drifted across the river. No matter how desperately Briony called, she never appeared again.

"Mom!"

Briony jolted awake.

For a moment, as she stared up at the familiar ceiling, the world felt strange and distant.

"Mommy!"

At the foot of the bed, Irwin abandoned his toys and scrambled over to her side.

you have a

mind slowly clearing from the

This was Southcreek Manor.

had she

against the mattress, pushing

to the

after that was a

reached up and touched her damp cheek. "You

Briony gazed at him.

concern in his young eyes

something in the set of his brows that

the thought of Rosita, a wave of rejection-almost

Irwin's hand away, threw off the covers, and swung her legs out of

dizziness washed over her; her body felt

to stay here

shuffled out of the

"Mommy!"

grabbing her

free, her voice

Irwin froze.

spare him another glance and

ground floor, she nearly collided with

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