Cauldron Anthology Issue 15 - Crone 1st | Seite 19

probably want from her ? She had sent her two videos and one text .
The first one was from Dmitry Stillhouse who was pleading with her to run before Steph could sell her baby to the infamous human trafficker-George Luka to pay off his debts . Something he had done to her daughter on her ten birthday .
In the second one , a little girl with a freckled nose and elfish ears was thanking an unseen woman for saving her and her friends from the “ bad uncle .” She bore a striking resemblance to Dmitry .
The text read “ Come home baby . We be waiting .”
How far did Cornelia go to bring her back ? And more than that , why ? A er all she had done and said . How could she love so selflessly and so fiercely ? Annita was not even bound to her by blood .
She might have to break free from all of the anger and resentment she had been passionately harboring for her father to understand it all . To understand love . To appreciate and accept it in all its form . Quirky . Unconventional . Bizarre . And so on .
She would be going home for sure . But before that she would ensure Steph receives as good as he gave .
A newfound strength engulfed her from deep within . And the same voice she despised earlier said “ Well done baby . “
This time replied , with a welcoming smile playing upon her lips . “ Well , thanks mama .”