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?

may come back baby,” he whispered and seeming to say those words without much belief in them. It was like he

on trying to fight the shift happening

look in his eyes told me to drop the subject. At least for now. And as much as I wanted to push to know the full entire truth on why my mom left, I knew he was right that this

had to focus. I had to focus on not losing my human

throat and nod, pressing my ear once more against

before stalking down the stairs. His parents and the others

as if it would somehow block the fear lingering in my body. Xade held me tighter

in my lower stomach flares once more and I grind my teeth together. It

the calmness in my body to fight my mind from wandering to the pain. The sting was

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