Chapter 118: A Mother's Love

Elara's POV

My hands trembled as I dialed the number I'd memorized years ago but never used. Four years. Four years since I'd heard my mother's voice. The phone rang once, twice, three times. With each ring, my anxiety grew. Maybe they'd changed their number. Maybe they didn't want to talk to me after all this time.

"Hello?" My mother's voice, tentative and questioning, poured through the speaker