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Serayah Morgan.
“Serayah…”
I hear my mother’s voice before I see her. In the earliest bright of the morning, I spot her in the waiting room with Zade and Giovanni but the moment our eyes meet, she runs to my side. Her arms wrap around and she melts against me—she is trembling.
When she pulls back to look at me, water rolls from her cheek. We haven’t seen each other since the wedding. At first, I didn’t reach out because of the jurisdiction Roar imposed on me, but deep down, resentment had taken root too. I hated that she forced me into the choice of marrying Roar to save my father. Yet, despite it all, I still wanted her to be present when I married him.
“Heavens, look at you…” she holds my hands tightly. Then, her voice breaks. “You hate me, don’t you?”
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