Chapter 0214

Cora gasps, staring first at my mom and then at me. I blink, shocked at the…the delight in her eyes. “They’re both here!?”

“What!?” my mom squeals, sitting up rigid and straight, just as I do.

“Did you…did you know!?” I’m equally shocked.

“Oh my god!” Cora shouts, laughing and covering her face with her hands for a second. ” I’ve known since you were a baby! I saw it at your baptism – I’m so glad you both finally know so that I don’t have to keep it to myself anymore!”

“Cora!”

my mother shouts, half laughing half enraged as she leans forward to smack Coral on the arm, “how could you not tell me this!?”

“You opted out of it!” Cora replies, laughing and pointing a finger at mom’s face. “I told you I would tell you, but we agreed that there are some things a mom shouldn’t know! Besides, you wouldn’t have been able to not tell Dominic and he would have locked Ariel up in a box the moment she hit puberty.”

“I just thought you saw Ariel getting into a lot of romantic drama with her mate, I didn’t think –”

“Wait, you knew I had a mate!?” I gasp, turning to my mom now. “How could you not tell me!?”

“Well, why would you want to know?” mom replies, spreading her hands innocently. “It’s important to go through life and take it as it comes, with no expectations

“Dad told Rafe he had one!”

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gasps, turning to look at the door. “Oh, I’m

“Let’s…get organized here. Ella, I maintain that you did not want to know this, because it would have driven

true,” my mom concedes with

she says, turning to me, her face breaking into a smile. “Come on,

they!?”

dish. Who ar

just met

like better?” Cora asks, eager,

look immediately to my mom, also kind

Grant,” my mom says, leaning forward eagerly, almost as

there.

her hands going to her cheeks. “The boxer!? Oh my god, he’s so cute – I’ve had

EW!” I shout, hitting Cora now. “That is so

not gross, Ariel,” Cora laughs, dodging my blows, “I am just a

telling Uncle Roger you said that,” I reply, narrowing my eyes and

a hottie. But your dad,”

“He’ll probably agree she grimaces, “he’s not going to

my eyes going

of a ladies‘ man, right?

and crossing my arms. “Well, he’s not going

Cora replies, laughing again, “convince him to be faithful to you while you’re out there, dating

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