I found my mum tied to a chair in the house when I got there.
The door was locked and I had to break it open. Apart from the occasional sound of her whimpering, the house was completely silent and I wondered if Ryder had actually been dumb enough to leave just two guards to watch over her.
When I found her, she was still sobbing. Her mouth was gagged with rags and her arms were sore from being tied over a long time.
I snapped the ropes at once and we hugged for a long time. She cried in my arms for a while and when we disconnected again, I wiped the tears from her eyes.
"I told you, you were playing a very dangerous game, Liv," she muttered. "You didn't listen to me."
"It's my right, mother," I argued. "I was born to rule over the Blood Moon Pack."
"Not at the expense of your life!
