Calling Anya his mother made Joey extremely uncomfortable.

However, Anya was delighted that Joey finally came to his senses and was not that scared of her anymore. She showed a more sincere smile and said, "Of course, my boy. But, before Mommy lets you out of the cage, you have to answer some questions. If you answer them well, Mommy will let you out immediately. Deal?"

"Deal," replied Joey with a nod.

Anya grinned and asked, "First, sweetie: How was your life with the Holdens?"

Joey thought for a while and answered, "Umm... Not bad..."

Anya did not like what she heard. "What do you mean, not bad? Be more specific!"

Joey observed Anya's reaction and grasped an idea of what answer would please her, so he answered, "Not bad... As in so-so... I was given food and clothes, but they still favored Daddy's biological children more. I'm different from them, so I never get what they have."

lies. He had a great life with the Holdens, and

to hear. She looked at him sympathetically and said, "My poor boy. You must've endured so much hardship just because you're

It took a lot out of him to

to endure, so I'll obey this scary lady as much as possible until I can

my good boy! Mommy knew Joey would never

said, "Mommy, can you let me out now? It's so cold here. I'm

Mommy's right here with you! And Mommy still has a few questions for

"Okay... What are they?"

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