The Nameless Luna - Book Three: For Her, He Falls by Hope Dwinell

Author:Hope Dwinell [Dwinell, Hope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Readict Publishing
Published: 2023-05-11T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

My father rests a hand on Vanessa's shoulder and places the other on my own, creating a sense of connection among the three of us that I can't put into words.

Still crying, she releases me to look back at Marco, taking his hand from her shoulder while still clutching my own. I mirror her actions, creating a chain between the three of us as we sit in a little circle on the bed.

"Look at her, Marco," she gasps with something between a sob and a laugh. "Look at you; you're so big. My baby is all grown up."

Vanessa's face cracks with heartache as she looks at me, shaking her head. "He took you from me. He stole my baby away, and I missed so much. So many years... He took so much from me... All that time, I didn't know what he'd done to you..."

"Hey, it's okay," I insist, squeezing her hand tightly. "Viktor is gone for good, and I'm here now."

There will be time to grieve what was lost. We will have years to mourn the ones that were stolen from us. But right now, I've had enough sorrow, and I am not willing to give that man a single second more of my happiness. Not when I finally have what I never dared to hope for.

Friends. A pack. A family. My parents. We're together now, and that's all that matters.

"There is so much I want to ask you, I don't even know where to begin," I tell her.

"Ditto," she says, smiling at me through her tears. "I want to know everything. I don't even know what to call you."

I tense at her words, and Tristan senses the shift in me, taking a step closer to the bed. Vanessa's eyes widen, darting up as she suddenly realizes the three of us aren't alone in the room.

"It's okay," I say quickly, turning back to look at Tristan, whose eyes are trained firmly on me, his expression calm and reassuring. "This is Tristan Lyall, Alpha of the Rovers. He's- he's..."

"He's your mate," Vanessa says softly, startling me. I whirl my head back around to stare at her in surprise.

"How did you know?"

She gives me a knowing smile, but something woeful lingers behind her expression. "I may be a stranger to my own daughter, but a mother always knows. Just look at the way he watches you."

I glance back to find Tristan still watching me, unflinching under my mother's scrutiny as she looks back and forth between the two of us.

A few months ago, this man who didn't believe in the mating bond would have been just as likely to avert his eyes and avoid my gaze as I was. But now, neither one of us looks away as we hold each other in the only way we can, considering the circumstances.

"You have no idea," Vanessa says, finally drawing Tristan's attention away from me, "How happy I am to meet you, Tristan Lyall. Thank you for watching over... I'm sorry, sweetheart, I still don't know what to call you.

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