Chapter 97

Victoria POV

Mrs. Washington's voice shattered the silence. "I know you killed my daughter!" She fell to her knees, her hands shaking as she reached toward me. "What did I do? Where is my daughter, Bella?!" Her scream echoed, a raw, desperate sound.

I stared at her, my throat tightening. I wanted to say something, but the words caught. "Mother, I..." The word felt foreign, like I didn't even know her anymore. She didn't deserve that title. Not after everything she did.

She crawled closer, her face twisted in agony. "I don't know where you've hidden my daughter, but I want her back!" She pleaded, her voice breaking. "Marianne was all I had... please."

The anger surged in me, hot and sharp. "My parents were all I had too!" I shouted, my fists clenched. "But you killed them, Mrs. Washington. You took everything from m