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She was quiet for a few seconds and then, in a soft voice, said,“Because of what he does to you.”
A sadness washed over me. I hated that Mama knew. I’d tried to hide it, but somehow she always knew.
“What do you mean?”
“I have eyes and ears in Boston. We true Angeloses still have eyes and ears everywhere. You need to remember this.”
“I’m sorry, Mama. I wish I’d been stronger.”
“From what I hear, you make his life hell. That’s very strong. Are you doing as I told you and using the oils and herbs in case one of his old sperm decides to work?”
I didn’t want to discuss this with an audience, especially the two men in the front seat. But hell, they already knew all of my secrets. So I might as well go all the way.
“He hasn’t touched me in a few months. He doesn’t like to fuck venom-filled whores.”
Xander’s head shifted slightly, but he kept his face forward.
“Language, Nerine.”
“I’m only repeating his words, Mama.”
“How will he get an Angelos’s child, then?”
“He demanded we start the IVF process.”
I could have sworn I heard one of the men growl at the mention of IVF.
“By the saints. No. I forbid it.”
“Mama. Nothing will happen until he can provide a healthy sperm sample and prove he isn’t sterile. I refused to let them fill me with any drugs to harvest my eggs.”
I could still see the rage on Andraius’s face when I’d made my declaration in the middle of the doctor’s office. He’d been ready to strangle me and probably would have gone through with it if several medical professionals weren’t sitting around us.
It also helped that the moron had called in three of the top fertility specialists in New England, and they’d all agreed with the initial findings of my perfect ovarian and uterine health. Which meant the problem definitely wasn’t me.
When the one sample Andraius gave the lab returned with a meager sperm count, he insisted it was due to sex the night before. He wanted to proceed with harvesting my eggs, and I told him to shove it until he proved his swimmers were strong enough to penetrate my eggs.
Yeah, totally bitchy thing to say, but I had no fucks left to give anymore.
“Where are you now?”
“In my car, going back to the compound. I had my lessons with my friends today.”
“You’re talking very freely. This isn’t like you. Nerine, what are you doing?”The concern in her voice had me sighing.
“Mama, stop worrying. Xander and Theo are with me. They manage my protection now.”
“I see. I don’t like this.”
“I can trust them. Stop worrying.”
Theo’s eyes connected with mine briefly in the rearview mirror. Theo’s mother, Theia Viola, along with Xander’s mother, Theia Brenna, were Mama’s best friends. When Theia Viola passed away, Mama and Theia Brenna took it upon themselves to make sure Theo knew he was wanted and loved.
“It’s my job to worry. I’m your mother. You can’t fall in love with them again. It can’t work. It won’t work. It’s too dangerous.”
“Wait. What? Say that again.”
“You heard me the first time.”
