ZANE:"Mom, what do you mean, what's wrong with me isn't sickness? Have you heard about it before?"I stared at my mother pacing the room, worry written all over her face. "Mom," I said again, but she didn't answer.Instead, she walked toward me and cupped my face in her hands, a sad smile on her face. Her touch was warm, and I placed my hand over hers."You know I love you, right? I love you so much."My brows pulled together. "Of course, Mom, I do. And I love you too, but what's going on?"Her thumb caressed my cheek gently. "Everything I have ever done, I did it for you. It was all for your own good."I stared at her, completely confused. "Mom, what are you talking about?"For the first time in my life, I saw true guilt in my mother's eyes. Not political guilt, not when she was in a tight corner and didn't know what to do. Real guilt."The real reason you are not like other Sovereign Alphas before you," she said, "is because of me."My heart skipped, but I was still confused."What
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