Chapter 57. Fear of the Unknown

As Ayana stood in the doorway, the weight of her father’s words pressed down on her like a suffocating blanket. She felt so shocked by what was about to become of her and her poor little child.

Fear clawed at her chest, intertwining with anger and confusion in a tangled mess of emotions. She felt abandoned and betrayed by the very people who were supposed to love and protect her. The darkness of the night seemed to swallow her family whole as they disappeared from view, leaving Ayana feeling utterly alone in the oppressive silence that followed.

She felt all the bones in her body creek as fear threatened to paralyze them. Vagueness clouded her mind and vision for a long moment as she wondered what to do in the couple for the few hours of the night she had to pack. The fact that her ghost fiancé had gone mute at her was not helping in the petrifying situation. It made it even worse, making her heart sink even more.

“Few hours?” She murmured to herself. Actually, sh