A free tear rolled down my cheek. I felt my mother's pain, watching her fight against enemies, fighting for a greater cause. She didn't owe the world a damn thing but she tried to protect it regardless.
“It was futile anyways.”
“Not when you're still alive. If her enemies knew she had a baby, they would have killed you as a child. Apart from the Alpha king, the white wolf is next eligible to wield the selene stone so you pose as a threat.”
“I see,”
“No, you don't.” she took my hands in her cold ones. I looked at her from beneath my lashes. “I know the Alpha King is betrothed to another and I also know his position is eyed by the same race he is betrothed to. History is repeating itself and if you do not make your stand, you will crumble along with the rest of this world.” She whispere
