Chapter 71

Cole. I grunted as the guards chained me to a metal chair opposite my mother who was equally chained in the dungeon. She didn’t even look at me until the guards were done and shut the door behind them loudly. Not even an ounce of sympathy beamed in her eyes, only hatred and it stung me to my very core. I wasn’t pained because she was mad at me but for her betrayal instead. All my life. I dedicated it to her unknowingly fighting the wrong cause. “I can’t believe I gave birth to a bastard like you! I don’t even know who you took this nonsensical habit from. It’s not me or your father. Your father was brave, quick, and decisive. But you? You’re nothing but a ridiculous failure who fell for the charms of an undeserving woman. For fuck’s sake there are plenty of women out there you could have chosen but you chose Marianne and look where we ended up? Are you happy now? Do you feel accomplished? Do you think your love would be enough to woo Marianne and her family to stop them from seeing