Past

"After the death of Alessandra's Mother, your Father met me when he went undercover in Egypt. I was not cut out to be a mother and he treasured Alessandra more than anything."

When Isis said it. It pinched Zariah's heart to know even after devoting her life, after ruining her own life for his recognition; all he cared about was Alessandra.

"And me? Where was I?" Zariah asked coldly, she was already tired from the constant ache.

"To make things easier for Alessandra. To give her a smooth path to leadership, to create a façade. He.. bought you in a human auction."

With this pause, she took Zariah back...