Chapter Two Hundred and Twelve
“What?” I questioned. “Where is she?”
“She had been waiting for a while, but you needed your rest.”
I knew exactly why she was here, and I wasn’t ready for that yet. I wasn’t ready to speak to her, yet I knew she had come all this way…
“You could send her in.”
“Are you sure?” Axel asked, and I nodded.
“But could you do me a favour? Don’t leave me alone with her.
“Sure.”
I wasn’t afraid of my mother, but I already knew how disappointed she would be. I just needed someone by my side.
My mother walked into our room, a tight smile on her face. Axel followed next.
“Mom!” I called, walking towards her. I embraced her. I couldn’t help but feel like the excitement was a little… forced. I was happy to see her, but her arrival made me feel a bit nervous, and now more than ever, she had every right to be disappointed in me.
“I’ve been so worried about you,” she said, her eyes trailing down my body — maybe in search of injuries. “But I can see you are completely fine.”
Of course I was, the blood had made my recovery quick, she wouldn’t be saying the same thing if she had seen me a day ago.
“Yes, I am.”
I could see her struggling to keep up her smile.
“I came because I wanted to talk to you.”
“Take a seat, please.” I offered, and she took a seat on the couch. I did notice how she sat at the very edge.
“I don’t know if you are ready to hear this news, but… This has been going on for a while, and it’s time I told you about it. I am getting married”
Pindrop silence followed her sentence.
“Come on, what are you getting at?” I questioned. Did she think that this news would make me mad, was that her reason for telling me this? didn’t understand why she had to lie.
I
“What do you mean, ‘What am I getting at? I am getting married, and I had been hiding my
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relationship for the past few months because you were not doing very well, but now… we are taking the next step.”
“And who is the ‘we‘?” I questioned.
“Gabriel and I.”
“Gabriel?, second in command to Nick?” I questioned, completely surprised and caught
unaware.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Are you doing this to get back at me?” I questioned.
“And why would you think that? When I came to the Raven Clan, he had always been by my side; he helped me during those hard times, and yes, he is a few years younger than me, but we fell in love. I had been the one holding back all these time. I had told him to keep our relationship a secret for the meantime, but things changed.”
“Oh, then congratulations; I am very happy for you.”
“The wedding is in a few months from now; we are yet to settle on the date, but I hoped you would be able to attend… the ceremony.”
“Give me the date, and I’ll be there.”
Of course Thane would let me go, he had to.
“You would be there as my bride’s maid/ maid of honor.” she says, and I could finally see the sincerity in her eyes; this was all real. I might have been too preoccupied with myself to notice it all, or maybe she and Gabriel were really good at hiding.
The news had come as a complete shock. I was happy for her, I really was, but for some reason I worried; maybe it was because of Nick and our… breakup.
“Mom, this is really a… surprise, a good one. I’m excited for you.”
“I can see that,” she says with a small smile. “I will be leaving now.”
“So soon?” I asked.
“I came here to tell you about the wedding plans I am going to send a letter concerning the date.” She promised.
It didn’t make sense; I had expected her to yell at me and tell me how disappointed she was; this was the least thing I expected.
“So… That’s it?” I asked. She gave me a puzzled look. “I don’t know if you’ve been informed that I would no longer be getting married to Nick”
“Yes, I was informed, and if that’s your choice then it’s fine by me.”
