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And if so, the harder part would be talking with Blake to see if she could envision a future with him. Because if he showed the slightest reluctance about Daisy, Dawn would have to reject the frenzy and flee.
Daisy was her whole world, and even when faced with the greatest temptation of having another baby, Dawn would always put her daughter first.
So she did her best to pack away all her questions and uneasiness about the future to better face her daughter and the difficult conversation ahead.
Chapter Five
As soon as Dawn walked into the great hall, she spotted Daisy's curly blonde head on the far side. Her daughter instantly handed her plate to Freddie in mid-conversation and ran across the room straight toward her.
Dawn did her best to smile and keep Daisy from worrying. As soon as Daisy stopped right in front of her, she met her gaze and asked, "Well? What's going to happen? Are you going with Mr. Whitby?"
Bram frowned down at her. "Just what did Freddie say?"
Daisy shrugged. "Not much. But mate-claim frenzies mean two adults disappear for a bit. And afterward, they have a baby. Is that what you're going to do, Mum? Is it?"
She wished it was as easy as that—Daisy being excited to live on Stonefire and have a sibling. However, her daughter probably didn't understand just how much her life would change. Dawn always tried to be as honest as she could with her daughter, and she wasn't about to change tactics now.
They needed to have a serious chat, end of story.
Dawn took Daisy's hand. "Come, Daisy. We need to talk privately."
Bram motioned back to where they'd come from. "Feel free to use the same room, Dawn."
"Thanks," she murmured before guiding her and Daisy back through the door she'd just came from.
Since Daisy remained silent the entire walk to the room, her daughter must know how serious things were.
A small part of Dawn hated that she'd have to put such a consequential decision before Daisy, but there wasn't any other way. Especially if Dawn wanted to at least try with Blake.
Once they entered the room she'd used with Bram, Dawn sat in one chair and turned another to face her. She motioned toward the empty chair.
Daisy slowly slid into it and asked, "What's going to happen, Mum?"
"I'm not sure yet, Daisy." Her daughter opened her mouth to say more, but Dawn beat her to it. "I wanted to talk with you first before making any decisions."
Daisy scooted forward in her seat. "But you know what I want, Mum. I've always wanted to live here, and I know you always wanted another baby. I thought you'd be excited."
Dawn searched her daughter's eyes and asked something that had been on her mind since finding out about the mate-claim frenzy and all that it entailed. "Did you know that Mr. Whitby was my true mate all along?"
Shaking her head, Daisy's hair bounced back and forth. "No. I just thought you were getting along, and both of you were smiling, and that maybe a kiss would help. Like it always does in the movies."
Right, like the movies. If only it were that easy in real life.
Dawn rubbed her forehead a second before deciding on honesty. "This is a bit more complicated, Daisy. I know how much you love dragon-shifters. And I'm glad you made friends with Freddie. However, I'm still a little afraid of them. Not to mention moving here would mean never seeing Lucy or your other friends at school."
Daisy swung her feet above the ground. "I'll miss Lucy, and I'll always want to see her. But, well, you know, she hasn't been talking to me as much ever since my first visit to Stonefire."
Dawn nearly blinked. Lucy and Daisy had been inseparable for years. Instead, she frowned and asked, "What?"
Daisy looked down at her dress and picked at the skirt. "I didn't tell you because I was trying to fix it. But Lucy's mum told me to not talk to her anymore."
Fury roiled in Dawn's stomach. The fact Connie—Lucy's mother—hadn't even thought of talking to Dawn about something so important made her want to call her up and demand why. Not only because Dawn thought they were friends of a sort, but also because Connie was fully aware of how certain drastic changes could negatively affect Daisy.
And to tell Daisy not to talk with Lucy was also the cowardly way out. Dawn was nice and friendly most of the time, but if someone mistreated her daughter, her temper flared spectacularly. Connie probably knew that and didn't want the confrontation.
Her emotions must've shown on her face because Daisy blinked. However, before she could say something, Daisy added, "We did chat sometimes, during classes. But we never play after school or on the weekends."
Okay, now her anger turned more into worry. Since Lucy lived a few houses away, Daisy had been allowed to visit her friend since turning ten years old. Anything could've happened to Daisy if she'd gone wandering.
