Blowing out my breath, I put a hand on my belly. “She did what she thought was best for me.”
“To save you. Oh, Kiana, I know that you spent the majority of your life thinking that you were unlovable. I hope that you can see how many people love you and have loved you. How amazing you are.”
“Yeah. Not one person has tried to kill me in a territory full of people who wanted to kill me six months ago, and it would be the easiest solution. How did you feel when you had to raise Katherine?”
Evalina chuckled. “You’re asking me how it feels to mother. It has its ups and downs. Of course, Katherine didn’t see me as her mother.” Slowly, she sank onto my bed and sighed. “You would think raising a pre-teen at the top of a mountain completely secured by magic would stop her from getting into troubl
