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?”

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 at the edges of my mom’s lips, before I burst. out laughing and

grins, dropping her hand. “You’re scaring the

out of him.”

scene as I murmur to Jackson that she’s just teasing him – that there are no

arms and sighing with pleasure as she looks over me and then Rafe, her first two babies who she loves so, so much. “Your boy here scared the

myself warm against Jackson’s side, sensing

needs it. “He’s-”

of doubt, but I ignore

tricks and pranks. And he’s had a hard night,

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all over the

owe you a life debt, boy, for bringing

a normal way. Jackson, sensing that it’s real this time, reaches

holding his blue gaze, her voice serious

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 always, always have a place in

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