Soren's POV:
"You know your mother won't stop searching until she discovers who this girl is and conducts a thorough background check." My father spoke as soon as we were alone. I nodded, fully aware that she would. I also realized she wouldn't particularly like what she uncovered about Melrose, especially considering her lineage as the cursed wolf of Stygian.
I couldn't let her find that out, not yet, at least...
It didn't matter what she or anyone else thought; Melrose was mine, and everyone, including my mother, would have to accept that. But first, we had to address the obvious elephant in the room: the Ahknoxi Kobra that Helena insists flows through Melrose's veins, poised to wreak havoc on our lives. I can still hear her haunting words echoing in my mind, her banter filled with
