“We are happy,” Brax breathed, and I smiled wider.
So was I.
As long as I looked past the possibility of being ripped apart by that child.
Past the brand that Kai wore.
Past the fact that the only way I could survive was by taking a bite that was going to turn me, a choice I had now had taken from me.
My smile faltered, and the emotions filled me. Ones that had been temporarily pushed aside. But they were back, and it hit me that the only comfort I wanted wasn’t one that I had been able to get to but desperately needed.
“Can you take me to see my mom?” I asked.
Derik nodded, none of them saying anything about my thoughts. “We’ll take you there now,” he said.
“What are you going to tell her?” Brax asked.
“Everything. I want her to know everything,” I murmured. “Is that allowed?” I
