Avery’s POV
My mother was being held in the Rogue King’s prison, and I had no power, no ability to rescue her.
I hadn’t grown up close to my mother- my father had seen to that. From the time I was weaned, I had been removed from her care. He had hated my mother, claimed she seduced him, and she was relegated to the position of omega slave while I was raised in the Gamma’s household.
And yet, my mother was still dear to me. She had looked out for me as best she could, though sometimes she was too downtrodden to do more than advocate for survival. She was a simple woman in some ways.
But she had never made me doubt that she loved me.
At times in my life, I believe she was the only one who did. Certainly, my belligerent father had lost all interest in me once my wolf had failed to ma
