Chapter 116

**Kaelen

As I reached the doorway to my mother’s room, my heart pounded as anticipation and dread flooded through me. The chaos and uncertainty that had consumed our lives seemed to converge at this very moment. I braced myself for what I might find inside.

Pushing open the door, I was met with a scene that shattered my heart into a million pieces. Silas held a crying Vivien in his arms. Her once