I stood outside the small diner, my heart racing. Today was a big day. I was finally going to meet Aidan officially. I had waited for this moment since I'd seen him in the Pit. I knew he was mine, and now I had confirmation.
The excitement bubbled inside me like a pot ready to boil over. I could hardly believe that I was about to sit down with my son.
When I saw Lyra walking towards me in a beautiful pale blue dress and long black cloak, holding my son's hand, my heart started racing again, and I stood up straighter.
''Hi.'' I smiled at them, ''Thank you for coming.'' Lyra just glared at me, and I knelt down and held out my hand, ''Hello Aidan, I'm Tyson. It's very nice to meet you.''
Aidan looked up his mother, who smiled kindly at him, making my heart ache, she used to smile at me li
