Chapter 0210

Does she know who he is to me?

And, oh my god, has Luca shown up? Did he even finish the Examination? Does he even know that I’m here, that I was hurt? I glance anxiously towards the door.

“All right, young man,” my mom says, sterner than she usually is, leaning forward to deliver a little rap to Jackson’s arm. “You’ve verified that she’s alive and well – now hands. off my daughter at least until we’ve been properly introduced.”

Jackson blushes terribly and goes rigid before letting me go, sitting up straight. I grin at him because, I mean, I know that mom is teasing him but knowing how Jackson is around

women?

And especially a Queen?

Oh, my poor baby mate.

“Well?” mom says, sitting up imperiously and holding out a hand to him, palm down with her fingers delicately pressed together. “Will you not kiss my hand and perform the proper obeisances to your Queen, Cadet?”

in a complete panic about it. I let it all happen for about two seconds, glancing between them and taking in Jackson’s slack jaw, the twitch

grins, dropping

out of him.”

Jackson that she’s just teasing him – that there are no Queenly obeisances

her first two babies who she loves so, so much. “Your

mom,” I murmur, pressing myself warm against Jackson’s

needs it. “He’s-”

Rafe questions, his voice full of doubt, but I ignore

pranks. And he’s had

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over the countryside.

life debt,

sensing that it’s real this time, reaches forward

blue gaze, her voice serious and sweet,

look up at Jackson, because even though mom has no real way of knowing it, I think she’s given Jackson the thing he’s always needed and never knew to want a family, a mother to care for him. And I know her I know that she means every word of it. That beyond being my mate- what Jackson did for me today? He’ll

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