Allison’s POV
"Your mother is here, Allison."
His words were like cold water splashed on my body, reminding me of my dreadful and unimaginable past. I blinked my eyes away from him to the floor, the words reverberating through my entire body.
My mother was here. My mother was here.
My heart race quickened more than stepping on a gas pedal. I gulped down, my hand falling beside me as I looked everywhere on the floor. Our last altercation played in my mind, the way she had shut me off, the forcing of blessings for my sister, how she had insulted me. I remembered her sharp eagled eyes, always following me, always noticing me.
Her condescending voice, her disregarding tone, "you don’t belong here, Allison."
"You’re a curse to this pack, Allison."
"He was never yours. Merlin is your sist
