In a raspy voice, he responded, “It was not a nice sight. I feared you would never forget seeing her like that."

Rena slipped into a trance-like state.

With eyes partially closed, she whispered, “Waylen, you are cruel beyond measure. She is your own flesh and blood. How could you... allow her to...?"

The words to describe Alexis' fate were too painful for Rena to utter.

Rena placed the soil she cradled onto the tomb.