Fifty five

SCARLET POV

"Are you still going to see Miguel before he is taken away?" Elde asked and I glanced up from the papers in front of me. "You do not need to talk to him or even tell him who you are, Scarlet..."

"I'll still see him regardless," I said, holding Mother's gaze. "when I do, I'll decide if I'll tell him who I really am or not"

Elde moved closer. "Are you okay though? I have been watching you ever since you got back and despite getting your revenge, you haven't smiled in weeks... Are you sure you do not want to press charges against Pierce"

"No I do not," I said then closed my eyes to reduce the strain I felt. "The trial has just been a little hectic that's all," I told her, opening my eyes to meet her very worried ones.

She nodded. "If you want the world to know that you are Eve, there's nothing stopping you my child, not even me... I don't care what name you choose to be bear or if the world finds out that you are not really my child, to me, you are my flesh and blood" she sa