Penelope POV
My words are meant to attack and put Bane in a hard spot. That doesn't mean I am not concerned about my mother's health.
Despite her reluctance to defend me when Bane sold me to Graham, she is still my mother.
That's a fact that will not change.
The gathered pack members are listening intently now and Bane can see it.
He's trapped between appearing controlling and allowing me access to someone who might contradict his carefully constructed narratives.
"Of course not," he says, forcing a smile. "I simply don't want you to be shocked by her condition. Sophia has... deteriorated considerably in recent months. The grief of losing you on top of losing your father has been hard on her." He tries to buy his way out.
What bullshit. I want to tell him if he wasn't eager to usu
