Chapter Two Hundred and Twelve
“What?” | questioned. “Where is she?”
“She had been waiting for a while, but you needed your rest.”
| knew exactly why she was here, and | wasn’t ready for that yet. | wasn’t ready to speak to her, yet | knew she
had call this way...
“You could send her in.”
“Are you sure?” Axel asked, and | nodded.
“But could you doa favour? Don’t leavealone with her.
“Sure.”
| wasn’t afraid of my mother, but | already knew how disappointed she would be. | just needed someone by my
side.
My mother walked into our room, a tight smile on her face. Axel followed next.
“Mom!” | called, walking towards her. | embraced her. | couldn't help but feel like the excitement was a little...
forced. | was happy to see her, but her arrival madefeel a bit nervous, and now more than ever, she had
every right to be disappointed in me.
“I've been so worried about you,” she said, her eyes trailing down my body — maybe in search of injuries. “But |
can see you are completely fine.”
Of course | was, the blood had made my recovery quick, she wouldn't be saying the sthing if she had seen
“Yes, | am.”
| could see her struggling to keep up her smile.
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“I cbecause | wanted to talk to you.”
“Take a seat, please.” | offered, and she took a seat on the couch. | did notice how she sat at the very edge.
“I don’t know if you are ready to hear this news, but... This has been going on for a while, and it’s tI told you
about it. | am getting married”
Pindrop silence followed her sentence.
“Con, what are you getting at?” | questioned. Did she think that this news would makemad, was that
her reason for tellingthis? didn’t understand why she had to lie.
|
“What do you mean, ‘What am | getting at? | am getting married, and | had been hiding my
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relationship for the past few months because you were not doing very well, but now... we are taking the next
step.”
“And who is the ‘we‘'?” | questioned.
“Gabriel and I.”
“Gabriel?, second in command to Nick?” | questioned, completely surprised and caught
unaware.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Are you doing this to get back at me?” | questioned.
“And why would you think that? When | cto the Raven Clan, he had always been by my side; he helped me
during those hard times, and yes, he is a few years younger than me, but we fell in love. | had been the one
holding back all these time. | had told him to keep our relationship a secret for the meantime, but things
changed.”
“Oh, then congratulations; | am very happy for you.”
“The wedding is in a few months from now; we are yet to settle on the date, but | hoped you would be able to
attend... the ceremony.”
“Givethe date, and I'll be there.”
Of course Thane would letgo, he had to.
“You would be there as my bride's
maid/ maid of honor.” she says, and |
could finally see the siggerity in Her
eyes) this wad af real. | might have
been too preoccupied with myself to
notice it all, or maybe she and Gabriel
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shock. | was happy for her, | reatiy
was, bug fgnsomeldabol worried;
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“Mom, this is really a... surprise, a good one. I'm excited for you.”
“| can see that,” she says with a small smile. “I will be leaving now.”
“So soon?” | asked.
“I chere to tell you about the wedding plans | am going to send a letter concerning the date.” She promised.
It didn’t make sense; | had expected her to yell atand tellhow disappointed she was; this was the least
thing | expected.
“So... That's it?" | asked. She gave me
a puzzled look. “I Igor Hhyod've
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“Yes, | was informed, and if that’s your choice then it's fine by me.”