KILLIAN The flames surrounded us from all sides. Every guest left except for me and Celia. I grabbed Celia's wrist and ran towards the back door yet my gaze spotted Gelen standing at the second floor’s corridor. She was keeping an eye on us for Mother. My plan was to tell Celia the truth about Mother, Gelen, and even the crimes that my hands had committed. Gelen's presence ruined everything. On the other hand, Celia already found out that her husband was the butterfly killer. Her eyes looked at me with disgust. I wanted to tell her that I killed other girls to protect her. If I hadn't been with those girls, Mother would have ordered Gelen to kill Celia. Mother was threatening me with Celia's name. She made me do those things that a real Mother would never do to her child. I went b

