Chapter 138

• Aleen POV:
• I wake up at dawn and the first thought that comes to me is that there is a chance I am going to lose Stephane today or lose my mother. Or both. I don't see any chance of things going differently. It is hard to imagine. Their vow renewal ceremony is currently unfolding, I know my mother would have barely slept all night, awaiting her big day with bated breath. Not caring that her supposed spouse is not even with her. He is here with me, holding me tight to his bare chest like he is afraid I might escape in the night.
• I don't remember much of what happened after dinner. I drank too much of the wine and I realised too late that it had a high alcoholic percentage. I close my eyes tightly, I think I feel the beginning of a hangover migraine. There is leftover chicken soup in the fridge from the one I made Stephane from scratch with all the love I could muster in my heart. But I don't have much of an appetite. Considering what awaited me in a few hours.