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It is a gift I did not expect to see her again.
She breaks the embrace after a few moments, wiping at her eyes and smiling at me.
“I am so proud of you,” she says. “You will make a wonderful Alpha.”
I smile back at her. “You will like my mate. She is …”
“Lita,” my mother says, nodding. “Her guardian is Sol’s mother. Word spread quickly when Alina told Lita to run to her mates in the forest. I prayed for all of you to beat those awful sons of the Alpha.”
“We were successful in that endeavour.”
“The people of Nightshade have much to thank you for.”
“They may see us as monsters …” I start, watching her shake her head.
“Some, maybe, but most of us know we’ve been living with the real monsters for a very long time. You’ve saved us, Fox. Everyone will know that soon enough,” she promises. “Now, it’s up to me to look after the children, but we can speak again soon.”
“I will bring my mate to meet you properly,” I promise.
She smiles. “Good night, Fox.”
“Good night, mother.”
Chapter Twenty-One
Scratch
SeeingFoxembracehismother is a bittersweet moment for me as I lead the children back into the building. I am happy for him, but sad that I do not get a similar reunion with my own mother.
She is dead, and I would be surprised if that didn’t turn out to be because she was drained of her lifeforce by the chimera. It must have been more convenient for them to kill her than let her live.
It makes me angry, but there is nothing I can do with that feeling.
There is no where for my emotions to go.
The chimera are dead.
We have defeated all of them.
Nightshade no longer belongs to our enemy.
I stand by the door and watch the children climb back into their beds. Some of the older ones help the younger ones before they go into their own beds.
One little boy looks up at me curiously after spending a moment staring at my feet.
I am surprised that my presence tonight did not frighten them. All I really experienced from these children were a few curious looks. They are used to being told what to do, but I would have expected them to be a little afraid because I do not look like they do.
I crouch down and ask the child, “Do you need help?”
He shakes his head and bites his lip.
Then he nods. “I n-need to use the b-bathroom.”
“Do you know where it is?” I ask.
He nods and holds out his hand.
He wants me to come with him.
