Chapter 44

"Oh, mother moon," the Queen cries out when she comes in without knocking. I look back to see her staring at them eyes. wide with her hand on her pearls. "Your majesty. Maybe try knocking next time. I could have warned you,"

This

i

is my home, she dismisses me. "Are these real?"

"Yes, I fail at hiding my laugh.

weren't at dinner, she comes over to me and starts inspecting the guns without touching them.

I'm weren't

not hungry. It was a long day."

"Yes, I saw it

it on Wolf National, she sighs. "You're quite the troublemaker, Local L**,

buys them I shrug. Tm not apologizing for what

you," she grins. "I admit that at first, it looks bad. But I understand," she sits on one of the chairs at the tea time- table. At least, that's what I think that's for. "Jacob told me some things about you. I hope you don't mind, "As long as you don't, I shrug, "He can tell you whatever he wants. They're

like my father. The only one

up the last handgun on the middle row. I look them all over and wonder why the f****k I brought all of them. But I oddly feel safer now. Like I have a little bit of control. I go over and sit across from

her head. I know how he sees me. I've always known, but it's not the truth. Everyone sees what they want to see. That kid in the diner saw something that didn't exist anymore. I signed that picture because I'm no one to burst his bubble and who knows? He could be the next generation of betas to take the city. To

"Do you love her! "With all

I

my father died, she had to get a second job. When I was ton, she stopped going to either one. Bills started piling up. She stopped taking care of herself and I started pickpocketing. Selling ***t on the streets to keep

her death, I learned how to hack the ATMs all over the city. I paid off a lot of her debt and I tried to get her some help. I reach into my pocket and show her the yellow parchment paper I've carried around with me since her death "Those were

the accelerated

knife and cut her as open. I found her like that our bathroom. I had to sit

That is one of dozens of stories about me and it's nothing compared to what

you and your family. There is this weight on me. Weight I've been carrying my entire life and I'm tired, Ally. The bad outweighs all the goodness that I once held on to.

to handle those scandals. I couldn't believe that was my fate. "And then my parents arranged for me to meet the prince. I told him and he thought it was funny, I fell in love with this

The f

"Yes,she smiles. "That's him,"

"Do you regret it?"

It brought me, my sons, and my baby, she

my

head

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