Ari POV
I don't who moved, or if we both did but in a moment we were a puddle of tears in the floor. I had my arms around her neck as I hugged her, barely registering that I was saying mom on repeat. She was holding me to her, broken sobs escaping her as she patted my back. She was here. My mom was here on my vow ceremony day. There were so many questions running through my head. How did she get here? How did she manage to escape from Black Crest? Did she know what had happened since I last saw her? My mind and heart raced together as we sat and cried.
Finally we managed to pull away from each other. Refusing to let her completely go I held her hand in mine while we stayed seated on the floor. She gave me a teary smile as she squeezed my fingers.
" My beautiful girl Arianna. You have n
