“Your mother left something for you.”
Kael’s words made the room feel smaller.
I stared at him.
“My mother?”
He nodded.
“What did she leave?”
Kael didn’t answer immediately.
Instead, he walked toward the fireplace and stood with his back to me.
“She knew my family long before you and I ever met.”
My heart tightened.
“How?”
“My father knew her.”
I frowned.
“My mother never mentioned your family.”
“She couldn’t.”
“Why?”
“Because knowing us could have put you in danger.”
I let out a bitter laugh.
“Everything seems to be an excuse for keeping me in the dark.”
Kael looked at me.
“This isn’t an excuse.”
“Then tell me the truth.”
He took a slow breath.
“Your mother came to my father years ago. She was being hunted.”
“By the Black Veil?”
“Yes.”
“And he helped her?”
“He d
