Chapter 55

CELESTE'S POV

After covering the bite marks with makeup, I left my room with Gabriel walking beside me. Mom was in the dining room, setting up for dinner. Normally, the maids did this, but I could tell she was trying to keep herself occupied. She had lost weight. She was always tall and thin, but now she looked even more fragile.

Gabriel’s words echoed in my head, telling me how Mom had begged Da