Chapter 459

She answered the questions robotically. She pushed down any and all of the emotions that threatened to rise up and choke her. She both hated and loved her mother to varying degrees at different times. It was a dichotomy she was used to. Right now, even as worried as she was, she hated Devi. She hated Devi for putting her in this position. Emma hated her for abandoning her and Kirra in her grief. She hated her mother for leaving Emma to explain her disappearance to Kirra. The call with the police ended. They would look into it, contacting hospitals and shelters in the local area to see if anyone matching Devi’s description had come in without ID. What the police hadn’t said was that they would be contacting the morgues as well. God help her if she had to go and identify Devi’s body. She really didn’t think she could do that. Emma sank down on the grubby couch—the same couch that had occupied this space her entire life—and dropped her head into her hands. She couldn’t go to work like thi