Charmaine's POV
My mind is a chaotic mess, a jumbled storm of thoughts and emotions that refuses to subside. My head throbs with a dull ache, a relentless drumbeat that echoes through my every waking moment. I'm trying to think, to focus, to come up with a plan, but it's like grasping at smoke - the harder I try, the more it slips through my fingers.
I've done everything, absolutely everything, to provide for Lily, to give her the best life possible. I've worked tirelessly, sacrificed my own desires and dreams, all for the sake of my daughter. But now, with Marcus's sudden reappearance, all my plans, all my ideas, seem to be crumbling around me like sandcastles in the tide. His words keep echoing in my mind, a constant refrain of menace and intent. "I'm coming for my spot, for my daughte
