Page 379 of Timebound
Mathias wiped his eyes, shaking his head. “Oh, Balthazar. You’re still the biggest fucking idiot I’ve ever known.” His voice turned icy, his smile fading. “You actually think you won?” He let out a dark chuckle. “How pathetic. You always were a fool. You thought that killing Alina would be your victory?”
Balthazar stared, silent.
Mathias leaned closer to the glass, his voice a near-whisper now. “What if I told you Alina has been alive this whole time?”
A sharp breath left my lungs.
I jerked at his words.
Balthazar’s expression twisted into pure confusion. His mouth opened, but no sound came out.
Then—
Footsteps.
Fast, determined footsteps descending the stairs.
My body froze.
I whirled toward the doorway, my heart slamming into my ribs.
Two figures emerged, gliding through the open entrance.
My breath caught.
No.
No fucking way.
My stomach lurched, and my vision tunneled. I clenched my fists, rubbing my eyes to clear my sight.
But when I looked again?—
They were still there.
I barely managed to choke out the words.
“Mom?” My voice wavered. “You’re alive?”
Alina stood at the threshold, Moon Lee at her side.
She turned to him briefly before looking at me, before flashing me a warm, gentle smile.
“Yes, honey,” she said softly.
“I’ve been alive this whole time.”
The Journey Continues….
