Chapter 76 — The Truths That Burn

(Point of View: Diana’s Mother)

The phone rang just after midnight.

My heart skipped a beat.

It wasn’t usual for my daughter to call at that hour.

“Diana?” I asked as soon as I answered.

On the other end, her voice was breaking.

Her breathing was ragged.

A tone I had never heard in her voice before.

“Mom… I’m at the police station. They arrested me.”

I felt like my world was falling apart.

“What are you saying? Why?”

“For helping Valeria…”—her voice was a threa