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.”

confusion as I stare at

my wrist so

looking between them. “They…aren’t. Because they don’t…know

faces are twin pictures of shock and

little minx,” mom says, leaning forward to prod me with the tips of her fingers. “How the hell did you manage that!?”

not really liking the implication here that I’m doing it nefariously and for

to get to know

nodding as she slips a stethoscope out of her pocket and slips it around her

a little more nefarious,

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

mom asks, leaning forward and taking my hand.

slumping in relief to hear her voice it aloud, to have her understand. “It’s scary! And they’re

– it’s bound to be but suddenly the door flies open again.

broad shoulders fill the

as it is,

the moment that I realize that it’s

croak, suddenly completely overwhelmed with emotion as I try to pull myself up, to move to him, to get immediately to

Because I mean,

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