Beatrice's POV:

Present Time:

It's been a few hours since I returned home, and I haven't seen my mother. I heard my mother and Lord Vasquez argued for hours, and then my mom locked herself in her room.

I had to awkwardly stand in the living room with Lord Vasquez, Helel, and Akin. Vasquez had been rubbing his face in his hands and sighing nonstop while we stood around him and waited for him to open up to us. Whatever they talked about had deeply unsettled my mother.

"Dad! Why were you with Flynn's mother?" Helel finally broke the silence and questioned his father.

"And that too after you announced your mating ceremo- ny with Scarlet to us," Akin added, shaking his head at his fa- ther in disbelief.

"I wasn't on a date with her," Lord Vasquez argued, sounding upset at being called out for taking Varisha shop- ping.

"But why were you with her, dad? Would you like your mate going around shopping with someone else?" Helel sat down on the couch in front of his father and hunched over his knees.

"I don't know how to tell you all why I was with her," Vasquez sighed, closing his eyes and thinking he could hide. from reality by simply shutting his eyes.

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wait for their arrival and then I can ex- plain everything?" Lord Vasquez finally opened

then watched his face in si-

back and found Akin staring at me. The way he panicked when I caught him made me feel

arrived again with guests behind him. My body trembled at the sight of not only Flynn but also Lady Varisha with him. A

be here

to make me accept Flynn or because of whatever was going on between Varisha and

mom," I said, turning around but un- able to move past the living room when Lord Vasquez stopped me in mid-stride

clear before you all." Lord Vasquez spoke, making me stand back and wait

Varisha sat down

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it, I could tell they knew what

whole meltdown prior to

words swept the world from under everyone's feet. Where Helel and Akin shared a glance in shock, Flynn closed his

saying?" Helel stepped forward while Akin held his hand and

it?" Helel argued, freeing his hand from Akin's grasp and shaking his head in disbelief. I was stunned too. Some things make sense in my head now. I should have questioned it long before when he was the

Vasquez said, unable to raise his head and look at his sons. Akin was standing in the fireplace while Helel was shaking

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