Behind the Bloodlines by Bethany-Kris

Author:Bethany-Kris [Bethany-Kris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bethany-Kris
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Dreaded Moments

There were moments in every mother’s life that she waited for, in a constant state of dread, even when she was happy. A midnight phone call, an accident at home, or … something. It all revolved around her children, and an event that might take them before their time.

The circle of life should be that children buried their parents, not the other way around. But sometimes, life was cruel, and what should be ended up much different than what anyone wanted or planned for.

It had always been a fear of Emma’s that she might be the mother to get that late-night phone call, or find an officer standing at her front door.

Her fear had only increased as she watched Cross and Camilla become older, growing from babies, to teens, and then into new adults just starting their own lives. The fear grew because, as her babies got older, she found that she had less control, less contact, and less influence. She could no longer choose their playmates or watchers. They suddenly had social lives that did not include her. She had to rely on Cross and Camilla to do all the things for themselves to keep safe that had once been the responsibility of her and Calisto.

Emma wasn’t sure her children could always do that.

Well …

At least, not as well as she did.

Still, Emma had done her best to step back, and hope for the best that she never had that call come in, or a visit.

And when it did finally come one warm, August night, Emma realized how entirely unprepared she had been for it. She raced to the hospital with her husband, where her son had been admitted, and found that she couldn’t breathe. She was like a frozen statue, cold and unmoving, being shuffled from spot to spot while she waited for some kind of news about her nineteen year old son.

Unable to speak to ask her own questions, Emma opted to listen to the conversations happening around her instead. Calisto—always calm and in control no matter the situation—fielded questions and provided health information. He even went with a nurse to donate blood for their son in case more transfusions were needed.

Across from Emma in the family waiting room, sat a dishevelled, stunned eighteen year old Catherine Marcello. Emma still didn’t know what had happened to her son, but she certainly couldn’t be surprised to find out that Catherine had been with Cross during the event.

The two had been on again, off again from the beginning of their very early teen years. Sometimes, the two were more off than on. But for the last year, while Catherine began her first year of university, the two had been very much on, as far as Emma knew. The two shared a very expensive penthouse that Cross owned in Manhattan, although Emma found that Catherine was rarely around whenever she visited her son.

Sometimes, it was hard to know what was going on, because Cross kept his personal life very quiet and private.

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