Chapter 101

Elina's POV

"You are still here! Why are you stalking me? Was I not clear when I told you to stay away from me?" I yelled at him while I looked away.

"I have been at the river."

"What! Don't tell me you spent the night at the river."

"Yes, I spent the night at the river. I can't live on your side. Allow me to protect you from my mother. Give me this one more time to prove to you that I am nothing close to my mother."

"Stop calling her your mother; use the right word: monster. Your mother is a deadly monster," I snarled.

"You are correct. She is not and will never be my mother. In fact, I am not going back to that house. I will stay here with you until we figure out where else to go. Please don't turn your back on me. Believe me when I say I didn't know she was the monster."

"Have you gone crazy? You and I know the implications. Your mother would never rest until you returned to her, and she would kill anyone that stood in he