Maya
Staring at Liora, I no longer see the scared little girl I watched grow up before my eyes. Instead, I see a strong and powerful woman who has grown into the role the Goddess gave her the day she revealed my nephew as her mate.
I don’t know when the change in her started. I don’t know when she went from being a strong beta willing to work beside me, where I can keep her safe, to the strong alpha female who now stands against me.
[Love, we need to let them go,] Dan links me, his words drawing my attention to him. Since we’d become mates, he’d never opposed my decisions. We’d always been a team standing side by side.
[But I don’t want to lose them. They’re our children, too.] He sighs, his hand reaching out to cup my cheek. With his touch, I can block out the power radiating off Lio
