Liora POVThe photograph stays on my screen.My mother.Alive.Tied to a chair.Waiting for me.My first instinct is to move.To run.To find her.Because for years I imagined this moment.Meeting the woman who gave me life.Hearing her explanation.Asking why she left.But not like this.Not with a threat.Not with someone using her as a weapon against me.Darius immediately notices my reaction.“Liora.”I look at him.“She’s my mother.”My voice breaks.“I finally found her.”I pause.“And now someone is taking her away from me again.”I grab my jacket.“I’m going.”Darius immediately says:“No.”The word makes me freeze.Because the old anger rises.The feeling of someone deciding for me.But before I can react, he continues.“Not because I want to control you.”He pause.“Because whoever did this wants exactly that.”He points at the message.“They want you emotional. They want you alone.”I know he is right.And that scares me.Because even after everything…He understands me.Fo
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