Avery’s POV
Asher’s offer was unexpected, to say the least. And it definitely had strings attached. There was no way he was going to offer to fetch my mother without something he wanted in exchange.
“What do you want in return?” I asked, pulling away. My skin itched where he’d touched me just now, and already, I wanted to change my clothes. I wished I could even peel my scalp off where he’d kissed it.
“Nothing,” he said simply, shrugging. “It would be an honor to host your mother here.”
I narrowed my eyes. “You didn’t feel that way about her before.”
“Well, I know more now than I did then. I thought she was just a lowly Omega who stole you on purpose in the hopes of claiming your birthright. Now, I know that she was selfless, and that she cared for you as much as she could before ever
