CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Evan POV
My car drove into the palace without hesitation. I didn’t know why my mother had called—only that her voice had sounded low, and before I could ask what was wrong, she cut the call.
I swear, if it’s my dad again, I might have to discard all fatherly respect.
He had always done things to hurt her. My mother was his mate, yet he kept marrying different mistresses, ignoring the fact that whenever an Alpha sleeps with someone other than his mate, she feels the pain—like a knife stabbing into her heart.
I got down from the car, ignoring the guards’ greetings, and walked toward her chamber.
I remembered when I was younger—how my mother would curl up in bed in pain while he lay in another woman’s arms.
I swore that day I would never have a mate.
As I got to my mo
