Ruptured Ties

“What happened after that?” Zane asked calmly.

Callum was stunned for a moment, then he sighed deeply and replied, “After that, she took her own life.”

A look of astonishment flashed across Zane's face.

“That's right. Right in front of my father and me,” Callum added softly.

He had grappled with the pain of losing his mother for a long time after her death, and it was a painful memory that he had