Laila’s POV “Who was Mother? Or what was she?” After our little trip down memory lane in the forest, I searched immediately for Father to confront him about what I saw. Trees held memories of the past, that was what Luna Kayla said, and everything that we had seen were images from the past. I had no doubt that Mother was no ordinary human and it had everything to do with the Sun Goddess that her people worshipped. Father’s face contorted in pain at the mention of my mother and a pang of guilt hit me as I regretted my lack of tact. “What do you mean, sweetheart? Your mother was human, just like all the females who were abducted and taken to base camp.” My face softened as I smelled the immense grief rolling

