The Luna Queen's Rebirth (Ellie and Dominic) novel Chapter 336

Chapter 336

Ellie’s POV

My mother laid on the cold metal table, just as lifeless as the steel beneath her. Her hair fanned out around her, her face pale and peaceful.

It wasn’t her. Not really. The part that was my mother, her soul, was somewhere far better than this life had ever afforded her. All that was left was a body.

That was what I told myself, at least, to keep from crying.

I stood there for a long time after the medics left, just looking at her. The blood had been cleaned from her throat, but the wound was still visible, a dark gash that cut from one side to the other. Aside from that, she had no other injuries. Gareth had made sure of that.

I reached out and took her hand. It was cold and stiff.

“I’m sorry,” I whispered. “I’m so sorry I couldn’t save you this time, Mom.”

Just then, the door burst open behind me.

I turned. Vivian was standing in the doorway, her face streaked with tears, her hair disheveled. She let out a wail and rushed past me, shoving me out of the way and throwing herself across my mother’s body.

“No!” she sobbed. “No, no, no! Mom, please! Wake up!”

I stepped back and watched her.

She was good. I had to give her that. The tears looked real. The trembling in her voice sounded genuine. If I didn’t know better, I might have believed she actually cared that our mother was gone.

But I did know better. I’d lived it once, and now I was living it again. Our mother had only ever been collateral for Vivian. Something to use to her advantage when the moment felt right.

Vivian clutched at my mother’s nightgown, her shoulders shaking. “This can’t be happening,” she cried. ” She can’t be gone. She can’t-”

She looked up at me, and for a second, I saw something flicker across her face. Something cold and calculating. Then it was gone, replaced by more tears.

“Why aren’t you crying?” she asked shrilly. “Why are you just standing there?”

I didn’t answer.

“She’s our mother, Ellie!” Vivian said. She stood and took a step toward me. “How can you be so heartless

I looked at her. Really looked at her. The red eyes. The trembling lips. The performance.

“I know what you did,” I said quietly.

Vivian froze. “What?”

“You’re the reason she’s dead.”

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