Maya She froze. Her mind was completely blank, except for one word that echoed endlessly. Daughter? Then the man leaned back, and she was able to tilt her head up to stare into his amber eyes, which looked exactly like Elena's. His eyes were misty, as if he was trying to hold back tears. The situation had become uncontrollable, so Maya was unable to react to the fact that a man was so familiar to her. "I was so worried. Where have you been? And you're hurt! What happened?" the man asked her. "Uh..." She didn't know how to answer him, her mind was still blank. Then she saw Xavier appear over the man's left shoulder and her mind went back to work. Xavier... that meant Karen was here somewhere. "It looks like your daughter has arrived. A room is being prepared for her, and

