[PRESENT]
Almost two hours after Ashleigh’s call, when Landon was forced to attend his duties, Fiona was finally able to look at the image she had received. When she did, the air in her lungs felt as though it had been sucked out, and her heart stopped beating entirely.
Frozen in an agonizing moment of shock and disbelief, Fiona’s eyes widened and shook as she stared at the image of her son beside Ashleigh.
She gasped and dropped the phone, jumping out of bed with the sheets wrapped around her.
Fiona stood for a long time staring at the phone, still lying on the bed. Her chest heaved with heavy breaths as she tried to collect her thoughts.
She reached down and picked it up, swallowing before looking at the image again. The scar on Ashleigh’s jaw was the first thing she looked at.
“Impossible…” she whispered to herself.
