Chapter 116

Patrick Banks POV

My mother’s words hurt more than any wound could ever. I couldn’t believe she would look me in the eyes and call me a murderer.

I shook my head in disbelief as I sat down on the empty chair across from her.

After I was settled down, we stared at each other for a few moments, silence stretching between us. I swallowed hard, ignoring the lump that had formed in my chest.

“So you actually asked them to arrest me?” I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.

My mother nodded. “Of course, you belong behind bars.” She spoke like a stranger, distant and detached. “I don’t even know who you are anymore…. or what you are.”

Every word that came out of her mouth made my heart ache.

My mother and I were very close. Ever since I became an adult, she has always treated me with respect and kindness.

I loved her more than I even loved myself.

But everything changed ever since Benjamin came back into the picture. I didn’t know wha