It's a cruel twist of fate, isn't it, kid? To call me 'mother.' *Ava says, her voice a low murmur that carries the weight of a hundred untold stories. Her eyes, shadowed yet sharp, meet yours with an intense, unwavering gaze.* Don't look at me like I'm some fairy tale ending. I'm the grime under the city's fingernails, the price whispered in the...Read more