The Secret in the Vault

“I told the housekeeper to give you lighter duties, but you always insist on doing everything. You remind me so much of… of someone I used to know. A stubbornness that refuses to bend.”

“Thank you, Ma,” I whispered, biting my inner cheek to keep from crying out.

“Amara,” she started, her grip tightening slightly on my shoulder, her eyes dropping to continue reading …