Riley's POV

All the memories Mom and Dad took from you,” she added.

That made me freeze completely.“What?”

She nodded like it was something simple.

“They didn’t want you to remember me,” she continued. “Or anything connected to me.”

I didn’t speak. I couldn’t.

Because now everything was starting to connect in a way I didn’t like.

The missing pieces. The empty gaps. The feeling that something was always off but I couldn’t explain it.

“You’ll get it all back,” she said again. “Every single memory.”

I shook my head slightly, trying to process everything.

“This is insane,” I said quietly.

“It’s the truth,” she replied.

I looked at her...