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Chapter 41

Elaine's mind spun like a water wheel. She was gathering up her things for the journey ahead, but she could not stop thinking about what Renard had told her.

What secret could my family possibly be hiding? She thought. And how is it tied to my mother?

Cracks of doubt began to creep into Elaine's mind about her family, like cracks in a well. To think that they had been lying to her for her entire life made her clench her jaw. She did not know whether to feel more angry or disappointed with her own family. It felt as though their affection had not been real; she knew of course, that it was, but then why lie to her? What possible reason did they have for concealing something as important as who her mother was? The water wheel spun faster.