Alex’s POV “You were mated to the daughter of the women trying to kill your mom and take your dad as a chosen mate?” She asked me, trying to wrap her brain around what I had just said. “Yes.” “I am confused. What does her mom have to do with this?” “Well, my mom, being who she is, couldn’t kill her. She let her live so long as she had no contact with her daughter but somewhere along the way she got to her and convinced her that my mom needed to die and the best way to do that was to take me and it would draw my parents out so they could make a move.” “She was helping her mother?” “Yes.” “Was she going to kill you?” “Yes.” She got up and moved closer to me. She sat down right beside me and grabbed my hand and just held it. “I am sorry.” “It’s not your fault, Sam.” “I know that,

