Chapter 20

Ronika

How was I supposed to deal with Quinlan and the revelation about my mother at the same time? I slid down against the wall beside the door, pulling my knees up to my chest. My will was broken, my energy was low, and my mind was just frail. It was all too much to take in and deal with. I questioned everything I knew about my mother, given what Queen had told me. I had refused to read the letter because nothing written there would change my new reality. I stashed it inside one of the dresser drawers.

"To think my parents cared for me," I whispered, shaking my head. How could they have allowed alpha Blackstone to take me away from home when they knew beforehand? I closed my eyes, heaving a heavy sigh as my mind became a jumbled mess. It was as if I was destined to live a life of pain and suffering, away from everything I had ever known.

"Why mom? How could you let them take me? Why didn't you hide me before that day? Why?" My voice shook, and the realisation that she wasn't the goo