Kay’s POV
I heard every word: they had traded my mother to him for power. They cared about alliance and power more than her happiness and her safety. I want to hate them; I want to be angry; I want to tell them how awful they were, but I can’t. I look at their faces. All I can see is the pain, the pain they carry in their hearts, and I know they are completely broken. I understand broken and pain and I can’t hate them. They know now they were wrong.
“I forgive you, and I know she would have too. She met my dad, and they had so much love. She was so happy and loved. I think she didn’t want the Boss, Seth, to come after you. I think she thought she was protecting everyone by staying hidden. I know she didn’t want to Seth to know about me. My dad loved me like his own daughter, and he loved
