My heart hurt. I had held so much hate for my mother for so long. To hear that she was trying to protect me is almost unbelievable. But I wanted to believe it and just like that tears poured from my face as I rushed to my mom.
“Look at you. You are even more beautiful than I remember.” She said, brushing my cheek.
“She is beautiful, isn’t she?” Mark said from behind me.
“Mom, this is my mate, Mark.”
To my surprise, she hugged Mark.
“I can tell you make my baby happy and she deserves it.”
“How could your mate hurt you?” I asked the reality of what she and Alfred told me, sinking in.
My mother took a deep breath and looked over at Alfred and he quickly was by her side.
“Your father is not my fated mate. I was betrothed to him. It was the only way he could take over Fairie and
