Chapter 140: A Gift

I push myself up and look at the burnt hole with a sinking feeling in my heart. I slowly look up to the dark sky, ignoring the rain as I feel a new kind of fear wash over me. When I hear something behind me, I turn around to see the cage Kian was in falling apart! 

As soon as he's free, he's before me and scooping me up into a crushing hug. I feel tears burning my eyes as I squeeze him back and bury my nose into his chest. I take a deep breath and feel myself calming as the rain suddenly starts to ease up. 

The sun was starting to rise... When I feel Kian stiffen, I lean back to see him looking at something behind me. I frown and turn around to see... My mother! She was in nothing but a solid white dress, walking towards me barefoot as the rain turns into a light sprinkle.