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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his face in si- lence.

me. The way he panicked when I caught him made me feel bad for not looking away. He

tell he was being too hard on himself. Soon, Helel arrived again with guests behind him. My body trembled at the sight of

here

of whatever was going on between Varisha

move past the living room when Lord Vasquez stopped me in mid-stride by calling for me.

spoken with her. This meeting is to come clear before you all." Lord Vasquez

all have many questions regarding me and Varisha," Lord Vasquez started while Varisha sat down with him on the couch and Flynn

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knew what Lord Vasquez

all red as if he had a whole meltdown prior to coming here. He wasn't

Vasquez's words swept the world from under everyone's feet. Where Helel and Akin shared a glance in shock, Flynn closed his eyes. He seemed to want to disap- pear.

Do you know what you are saying?" Helel stepped forward while Akin held his hand and

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

that I've hidden from you all," Lord Vasquez said, unable to raise his head and look at his sons. Akin was standing in

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