Raven’s POV
“All these years I thought my parents had abandoned me.” Lexi franticly said out loud, more to herself than to anyone else, as Mazie escorted her to an armchair next to the bed. As she took her seat, I watched the tough exterior she always wore completely vanish from her face, as tears began to seep from the corners of her eyes.
Honestly, I don’t know if she is in complete shock from finally hearing what truly happened to her mother, or if she is just now morning her loss, but either way, my heart was aching for her, knowing exactly how she must be feeling. But my heart mustn’t have been the only heart in the room that was bearing some of her pain, as everyone was now eerily quiet, including Evan and Ethan, who had put their differences to the side for the moment.
It was a
