Chapter 184. Wine Drunk

Leah’s POV

My heart was heavy, but wasn’t that my usual? Maybe the only difference this time was that it was worse. It was as bad as it could get.

I was behind the steering wheel of the car that I usually used, my eyes on the road as I drove over to where Rafael’s mom was now staying. It was like an hour away.

How did I know? The detective had told me. But now, I had to convince the woman to let me come over even though I was already on my way over to her place.

I was beyond nervous and my only hope was that after this, my life might return back to normal. Well, not my-mom-being-in-my-life-again kind of normal, but a normal where I would be able to breathe a little better. 

A kind of normal where I would be able to raise my child with a father who won’t be in prison.

I called the woman as I drove, waiting for her to answer. My heart was thumping in my chest. She didn’t answer on the first ring, and I knew I was getting closer