*River POV*
We sat down as a family, and ate one hell of a feast for dinner. The kitchen staff really outdid themselves, and I was thankful for their hard work.
I tried my best to eat my dinner, and ate enough to where I wouldn't face any backlash from my mate, mother or sisters. Having 4 sisters, 2 sisters-in-laws and an overbearing mother can be really hard sometimes. Throw my mate and the rest of my family in the mix, and it could be smothering.
I was having such a hard time processing why someone who shared blood with me would want me dead. Especially since he had never met me. If he was angry about what happened to him after my birth parents died, then I wasn't the one who needed to be the target of his wrath, it was his grandparents for not being prepared for it when they passed a
