Elena Torres (POV)Clara and I sat beside Margaret in the study room. She has been crying endlessly for hours. Pleading with me to forgive her for all the wrong things she put me through.I was dumbstruck, not knowing how best to respond to her request. I was deeply hurt by her actions. I doubted my own potential and self worth. I had spent days staying awake through the night to think of ways I can better my life so Margaret would be accepting of me.I was trapped between these walls for a year, and had to watch my back twice with each step I took outside the confines of the mansion. I couldn't live or become either.Clara held my hand tightly, giving me the support I needed. I wasn't the type to harbor hatred, not even when the person in question was my mother in-law. I knew better than to be at loggerhead with her.Her trauma was valid so also was my own strength. I'm no victim in anyone's story. She could have let me decide on how I wanted to live my life instead of imposing her p
Read more