His Perfect Mistake by Nancy Henderson

Author:Nancy Henderson [Henderson, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-16T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Arrow saw Mercy storming up to him and he knew he had angered her. He had come back from a hunt with two other warriors and they carried fish and rabbits in their packs. The others he was with snickered and muttered things about him being female whipped and in big trouble, but Arrow ignored them.

Something had happened with Talise and Tarlo. He rushed up to her. “What is wrong? What happened?”

“You need to tell your children about their mother?”

“Where are Talise and Tarlo?”

“They are in your lodge eating. They are fine. You need to tell them about their mother. They have a right to know.”

“That is what this is all about?”

“Everyone has a right to know where they came from.”

Arrow pushed past her, embarrassed now from his friends' comments and jeers. He was not going to stand here and let her berate him for something that was clearly none of her concern.

“Aren’t you going to talk to me?”

“No.”

“No?”

He turned on her so fast that he even surprised himself. “My past is none of your business. Their mother is none of your business. They have no mother. That is all they need to know.”

Mercy looked at him as if he had slapped her, and he immediately regretted his words. He watched her as she stormed off. He had no idea where she was going. He should go after her. She could run into danger. But what would he say? He caused this. He had not meant to snap. Memories of Elina came flooding back. He tried to squeeze them out of his mind. It had been nearly five winters since she had left. It still hurt. Not that he loved her. He often doubted that he had ever loved her. It was because of Talise and Tarlo. They even looked exactly like their mother; an everyday reminder of her and her betrayal. What kind of mother leaves her children? What kind of man chooses a life partner who would leave her children?

“If you want her, go after her.”

Arrow turned to see his mother standing beside him. She had obviously heard the whole thing. “I do not know what to even say. She is right. I am a bad father.”

“You are a father who has tried. Life is complicated, and it has not been easy. No one ever said life would be easy.”

He nodded, knowing she was right. She was always right. He wished Mercy would come to like his mother. His sister, he no doubt guessed she would never like--even he did not, but his mother. That would be nice to have Mercy like her.

“What would I even say? I took her, Mother, and I brought her here against her will to take care of my children.”

Ray of the Sun shook her head. “That was not a good thing to do but it is already done. What did you see in her to decide to take her? Why her?”

He shrugged. “She was organized. She was friendly to her customers. She was helpful and a hard worker.

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