Avery’s pov

His response hit me like a strike to my gut, powerful and painful all at once.” She left?” I repeated, my tone a gust of disbelief.

My mom, she had promised she would be by my side through all of this. I had thought-

I swallowed. Had she lied to me? Did she no longer want to accept that my fate was with Xade and no one else?

The thought was painful and tearing my insides apart. Had she really abandoned me?

Xade’s eyes flickered with something I could not read before it vanishes. However, was able to detect a few of the emotions running before he was able to push them away. Sadness and guilt?

without much

focus on trying to

for now. And as much as I wanted to push to know the full entire truth on why my mom left, I knew he

had to focus on not losing my

lump in my throat and nod, pressing my ear once more against his chest to listen to

me adjusted, making sure I was comfortable in his arms before stalking down the stairs. His parents and the others

Xade held me tighter as if

teeth together. It

shallow breath, rooting the calmness in my body to fight my mind from wandering to the pain. The sting was numbing and my concern was more on

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