Chapter 92

　　ALINA

　　Early the next morning, my mother returned from her vacation. She called me as soon as she got home.

　　"Hello, Alina?"

　　I sat up in bed, my heart thumping a little harder. "Yes, Mother?"

　　"I'm in Chicago. Come to the house when you're free. We need to talk."

　　Anxiety tore through me. "A...