Free Web NovelChapter 239: Chapter 239
Gunnar’s POV
The moment I heard the footsteps outside the room, I immediately grabbed the waistband of my trousers and pulled them back up properly.
My chest still felt hot from the poison burning through my body, but right now that wasn’t what mattered. freewebnoveℓ.com
Summer stepped into the room slowly. The second I saw her, my eyes immediately moved to my mother.
"Why did you bring her here?" I asked sharply.
Amelia didn’t answer me. Instead, she stepped aside quietly and let Summer walk fully into the room.
The atmosphere changed immediately.
Carian stood frozen near the door, staring at the little girl in complete shock. Her lips parted slightly and tears instantly gathered in her eyes.
"Summer..." she whispered.
Summer looked nervous standing there. Her small hands tightened around the fabric of her dress while her eyes slowly filled with tears too.
Then softly, almost like she had been holding the word inside herself for too long, she said-
"Mom."
The moment the word left her mouth, Carian completely broke.
A sob escaped her instantly as she rushed forward and dropped to her knees in front of Summer. Her hands grabbed the little girl carefully like she was afraid she would disappear if she touched too hard.
"Oh my baby," Carian cried softly. "My sweet girl..."
Summer immediately hugged her tightly and started crying too.
I stayed silent on the bed watching both of them while my mother stood quietly beside the door.
Carian pulled back slightly and held Summer’s face in her hands, staring at her like she couldn’t believe she was truly there.
"You’ve gotten so big," she whispered brokenly. "Look at you..."
Summer wiped her eyes quickly.
"I missed you, Mom."
Carian smiled through her tears and kissed her forehead repeatedly.
"I...I.. missed you too." Her voice shook badly. "I missed you every single day."
Summer hugged her again tightly while Carian held her close like she never wanted to let go.
Then slowly, Carian pulled back and smiled at her again.
"You’re not going to send Mommy away, right?"
Summer went quiet immediately.
Carian held her face gently and continued speaking softly.
"Mommy is doing this for us." Her eyes filled up again. "I’m trying to secure a future for us."
Summer stared at her silently.
"You understand me, don’t you?" Carian asked carefully. "Everything I’m doing is because I want to stay with you."
Summer lowered her eyes for a few seconds before speaking quietly.
"Mom..."
Carian smiled weakly. "Yes, baby?"
"Do you remember when you told me I was a special breed?"
Carian nodded slowly.
"You said I could do things other people can’t do."
A small frown appeared on Carian’s face now.
"You said not only do I have Alpha blood running through me..." Summer continued quietly, "but I also come from Emberwyn bloodline, the strongest wizards to exist."
The moment she said that, Carian’s expression changed instantly.
"You said that made me stronger than normal witches."
Carian’s eyes widened slowly.
Summer continued carefully like she was repeating something she had practiced many times in her head.
"You told me Emberwyn bloodline witches could guide spirits back to where they belonged."
Tears gathered in Carian’s eyes immediately.
"Summer..."
"And you told me that no matter how painful something is..." Summer whispered, "I should always do what’s right."
Carian shook her head quickly before Summer could continue.
"No."
Summer looked at her sadly.
"No, baby," Carian said quickly while grabbing her hands tighter. "Don’t say that."
"You told me that yourself, Mommy."
Carian’s breathing became uneven. "I know what I said but this is different."
Summer slowly shook her head. "No, it isn’t."
Carian stared at her in disbelief.
Summer’s eyes filled with tears again but her voice stayed steady.
"I’m going to do what’s right."
Carian immediately stood up from the floor. "No."
"You have to go back."
"No!" Carian shouted instantly.
Summer flinched slightly but didn’t step back.
"You don’t understand," Carian said desperately. "I belong here with you, all of you."
Summer looked heartbroken hearing that. "You don’t Mom."
Carian grabbed her shoulders quickly. "I’m your mother."
"I know."
"Then why are you doing this to me?"
Summer’s lips trembled badly. "Because if you stay here, you’ll destroy everything."
Carian froze.
Summer wiped her tears quickly before continuing.
"You taught me spirits that stay too long around the living bring imbalance."
"Summer stop-"
"You said it creates chaos."
Carian’s face tightened.
"You said the dead have no business remaining with the living."
"Enough!" Carian shouted.
Summer’s body shook slightly from the force of her voice but she kept speaking anyway.
"You’re not supposed to still be here Mommy."
"I AM NOT DEAD!"
Carian’s scream filled the room so loudly that even I flinched slightly.
Tears poured down her face as she backed away from Summer.
"I’m still here!" she cried. "I can touch you! I can speak! I can feel!"
Summer started crying harder too."Mom..."
"I haven’t crossed over yet!"
Her chest rose heavily as panic spread across her face.
"I’m alive!"
Summer shook her head slowly through tears. "You’re not."
Carian stared at her like she had just stabbed her.
"No," Summer repeated again weakly. "You’re not."
The room became completely silent after that.
Even my mother stopped moving.
Carian’s face slowly twisted with pain. "What did you say?"
Summer cried harder now but forced herself to continue.
"You’re half dead Mom"
Carian stumbled back slightly.
"You’re just holding onto some feelings that doesn’t exist anymore."
"No..." Carian whispered.
"That’s why you haven’t ascended yet."
Carian stared at her daughter in complete disbelief.
Summer wiped her face quickly while struggling to breathe properly through her tears.
"You’re stuck because you keep refusing to let go."
"No," Carian said again, shaking her head repeatedly now. "No, that’s not true."
"You’re trying to stay for Daddy," Summer cried softly. "But you can’t."
Carian backed away another step.
"You belong somewhere else now."
The pain on her face became impossible to ignore.
"No," she whispered again weakly.
Summer looked completely broken too. "I love you, Mom."
Carian’s eyes locked desperately onto hers.
"But this isn’t right anymore."
Carian’s legs suddenly weakened slightly and she grabbed the edge of the door beside her to steady herself.
The room stayed silent except for the sound of both of them crying.
Then slowly, Carian lifted her eyes toward my mother.
"You told her all this?"
Amelia crossed her arms quietly."I told her the truth."
Carian laughed bitterly through tears."The truth?"
She looked toward me next."And you?"
I stayed silent for a few seconds before answering honestly.
"I didn’t know."
Carian looked hurt by that answer too.
Then her eyes returned to Summer again.
"My baby..." she whispered brokenly.
Summer looked at her with tears still rolling down her cheeks.
"You always told me real love means doing the right thing even when it hurts."
Carian’s face crumbled completely after hearing that.
And before anybody could say another word-
The candles inside the room suddenly went out all at once.
"And I’m going to do the right thing starting with you."
