The Paranormal Pack by Rachel Higginson

Author:Rachel Higginson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, angels, adventure, paranormal romance, paranormal, young adult, supernatural, free, young adult romance, new adult, box set, new adult romance
Publisher: Rachel Higginson

Chapter Fourteen

“Stella,” mom stood in my doorway; that look on her face…. the one that promised me I was in for an important parental lecture. “We should talk, sweet pea.”

“Sure, come on in,” I gestured to my desk chair with a confident sweep of my arm, even though internally my insides had twisted tightly together in anticipation for whatever this was about.

She walked inside my room, wringing her hands together. I sat up from my reclined position where I was studying for a Government test the next day and waited for her to continue. Some of my anxiety was relieved when I realized how nervous she was.

And then it was instantly replaced when nightmarish thoughts of an impending birds and bees discussion echoed in my head.

“Mom, you’re not here to talk to me about-“

“Your dad and I are sorry!” my mom blurted out suddenly, plopping heavily into my desk chair and twisting her long, platinum blonde hair into a knot at the base of her neck. Her golden, light amber eyes were wide with intensity and her flawless skin glowed naturally as sincerity seeped through her.

“Mom, what are you sorry for?” I laughed nervously.

She was definitely not comforted by my candor though. Her brows knitted together in an expression I had only ever seen her wear when she was preparing for a mission. “We didn’t know, Stel. We didn’t know you and Tristan would develop feelings for each other…. Honestly, we didn’t even know you could develop feelings for anyone other than Seth.”

“Mom, what are you talking about?” I breathed in a voice I could barely hear. My hands were suddenly shaking and I gripped the quilt Annabelle had made me as a little girl tightly in my fists.

“Tristan,” she said simply and the lump lodged in my throat that had been steadily making it harder to swallow grew exponentially larger and then dropped like a boulder into the pit of my stomach. “We never enforced boundaries between you two, or discouraged any feelings that we might have noticed developing between you. It’s just that, well honestly, we assumed that once you met Seth, whatever feelings that had blossomed between the two of you would dissipate. And you weren’t supposed to meet Seth for years yet. Honestly, Stella, we didn’t know you’re feelings for Tristan were so deep and Seth is your intended, the Elders themselves matched the two of you….” she trailed off, her eyes pleading with me to understand. I had never heard my mother ramble before. Never. The sound of her nervous energy lacing words I was having trouble understanding shook me.

I wanted to reassure my mom that whatever weirdness was happening between Tristan and I had absolutely nothing to do with deep seeded and forbidden feelings between us. But instead of quickly explaining away her fears, my mouth kind of just fell open and I sat in stunned silence, realizing my mom and dad had actually expected me to fall head over heels in love with Seth the moment he walked into my life.

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