Sheloah sighed but she was surprised when her mother approached her then spoke.
"I'll protect you this time," her mother said then Sheloah smiled at her.
"It's okay, mom. This time, I have to protect you," the girl said then her mother's smile disappeared when she noticed a scar on her daughter's face.
"I felt that I neglected you too much," she mumbled to herself as she touched her daughter's scar.
Sheloah shook her head. "Mom, I'm okay, really," the girl said, her mom still showing disappointment on her face.
To be honest, her mom was angry with Kreiss, especially with herself for allowing such things to happen to her daughter. She was angry, knowing that she was powerless to do anything about it. Sheloah knew that her mother was angry when she saw her talk to Kreiss in private about kidnapping her daughter. Kreiss apologized to Sheloah's mother a lot of times but even then, Sheloah's mother still showed coldness in her eyes.
