|| STELLA's POV ||

" Mom...I saw my son..my poor baby..I..."

I broke down into tears as soon as I reached home. My mother had been my only support and I couldn't hold it back in front of her. She patted my back, lowering her voice,

" Hush, my girl! Ares is asleep. Tell me what happened?"

I explained everything to her from the beginning. Her expression looked surprised after she heard everything. She ran her hand through my hair before asking softly,

" Darling, I accompanied you years ago because I knew that Knox was wrong. But do you want to push him away now? No matter what you...