Chapter 186

"I didn't know this would happen!" I plead yet again, tears streaming down my face. "I tried to keep him safe.

"Sure you did.” The sarcasm in that “Your past caught up with you, and my son paid the price! He is paying the price for you." Mrs. Azzua's voice cracks with anguish. "You should be the one missing, not my son! You should be the one going through what Deep is going through, Gia."

I hunch my face down, nursing the beardown of the weight of Mrs. Azzua's words crushing my spirit. Will she ever understand me or forgive me? In a way, I understand where she is coming from as a mother. I can understand her fears, worries, pressure to find her son, and the frustrations of not knowing where he is and how he is doing. I can understand all that. But can’t she understand that I would have never wanted this cursed monster to come back to life? I mean, come on! Why would I have wanted this? "I understand your worries, and I accept the blame. If I knew this is how things would