Tarnished (Book 5.5, the Caged Series (Novella))
“Inevitably, my mother came up repeatedly. Ares spoke of her seldom, unless to badger me about the repugnant goodness I held. On the rare occasions throughout my long life that he did illuminate her past, it was always the same story: she abandoned you the day you were born.
I had no recollection of my mother. No memories whatsoever. It made it hard to discount what he had told me. But, as I reconnected with the side of me that was a direct result of her genetic input, I realized there had to be... more to the story―more reason behind her actions. She may have abandoned me, but there was an explanation out there somewhere as to why. I wouldn't find peace until I knew what it was.
Before, Ares' account of her forsaking me had been enough, but those days were gone. Left to hypothesize on my own, I nearly made myself mad sorting through all the potential reasons for why she could have left me with him. Something had to have been dire for her to have done what she did. She’d made a decision and followed through with it―but why hadn't she ever returned?MoreLess
I had no recollection of my mother. No memories whatsoever. It made it hard to discount what he had told me. But, as I reconnected with the side of me that was a direct result of her genetic input, I realized there had to be... more to the story―more reason behind her actions. She may have abandoned me, but there was an explanation out there somewhere as to why. I wouldn't find peace until I knew what it was.
Before, Ares' account of her forsaking me had been enough, but those days were gone. Left to hypothesize on my own, I nearly made myself mad sorting through all the potential reasons for why she could have left me with him. Something had to have been dire for her to have done what she did. She’d made a decision and followed through with it―but why hadn't she ever returned?MoreLess
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