Chapter Forty-Seven: Talking with Mom 

Mom and I walked up the stairs and I could feel my mate’s gazes on us. I didn’t look back at them. I didn’t want them to see the pain that my parent’s lies were causing me.

They knew about shifter and neither Scott nor my mom had told me anything.

If I had known about shifters and mates, the other night would have gone so differently. I wouldn’t have been so hurt about Jake cheating on me because I would have understood things that better. I didn’t blame him now after Jason, Ryan, and Travis had explained the mate thing to me a little better. But if I had already known, I had a feeling that I would have known about Charity as well.

That maybe I wouldn’t feel betrayed by her for not telling me what she was.

If they would have told me about shifters. I wouldn’t have thought Jason, Ryan, and Travis were crazy for talking about werewolves and shifters. I wouldn’t have accused Travis of spiking my drink. I might still have run after the three of them claiming but then again I would have been better prepared for what happened.

Mom wrapped her arm around my waist and I looked over at her. Her hair was pulled to the side in a heavy braid that was draped over her shoulder and she had on a loose floral dress. Crystal necklaces were looped around her wrists and neck, but I noticed something that I hadn’t noticed before. Beneath the pink and purple stone necklaces was a scar on the side of her neck. It was faded with time, but the skin was pale and marked deep with a bite.

Ryan and Jason had left on my

let her comfort me the way her touch usually did. It didn’t. All I could think about was that she had been lying to me for so long. My mom

though, it made me feel like

be lying to me

over to my overnight bag, shifting the knit throw around so that I could pick up my bag

said, her voice soft like she

at her as I took my bag over

sorry.” Mom said, stepping deeper into the room. “When I met Scott, you were fourteen and I didn’t want to put more stress on you. He

said, sitting my bag down and tugging the zipper open. I pulled out a pair of panties and the sexy lingerie that I had brought with me got caught on the unsexy underwear before getting caught on the zipper. I looked up at my mom as I tried to stuff the silky garments back

up with Jake… Was it because you met those men?” She asked, her eyes moving up

not in the way you think,” I said, worrying the inside of my cheek with my teeth. “Jake found his mate, which I

for you anyway. Til.” Mom moved to the bed, sitting down on the edge beside my

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