Chapter 0215

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“Wait, what?” I gasp, shocked.

“Oh yeah,” my mom says, her own eyes going far–off as she apparently remembers this long -lost, incredibly important and interesting detail. “I forgot about that…”

“You knew!?” I’m scandalized – mom and dad, they’re so perfect for each other. The idea of dad being mated to someone else…

God, I can’t even imagine it.

“Of course I knew, baby,” mom says, leaning closer and tucking a strand of my bloody hair behind my ear as Cora stands up and begins to fuss with the IV, apparently remembering suddenly that I’m coming off the edge of death and need some fluids. “Dad and I don’t keep secrets. Plus, I knew her.”

“Real piece of work,” Cora murmurs, shaking her head as she reaches for my arm.

“What!?” It’s all I can say in my shock as Cora hooks me up to the IV, helping me get on the mend in her own non–magical way.

“It wasn’t at the same time, like you and your boys,” mom says, turning her head consideringly. “He rejected her and then was single for a long time before he met me. Which, I mean, thank god I don’t think I’d have been able to handle that. I’d have been so jealous, and she’d probably have tried to kill me. I mean, more than she eventually did.”

as I stare at my mother, but she just waves

of the jealousy,” Cora says, sitting down next to me and taking my wrist so she can check my pulse. “How are your boys

say, looking between them. “They…aren’t. Because

are twin pictures of shock and then

me with the tips of her fingers. “How the hell did you manage

and for my own

then I…it took a while to get

of her pocket and slips it around her neck. “And Rafe and Jesse?”

a little more nefarious,

about Luca.” My mom and my aunt grin at me

are you feeling about it, baby?” my mom asks, leaning forward and taking my hand. “It must

relief to hear her voice it aloud, to have her understand. “It’s scary! And they’re both so great, but…” I bite my lip and shake my head, looking down at my lap, “it’s

murmur comforting things about how of course it’s confusing – it’s bound to be but suddenly the door flies

the

as it is, I did

fill with tears the moment that I realize

with emotion as I try to pull myself up, to move to him, to get immediately to his

Because I mean,

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