Chapter 13: Destiny Disguised as a Riddle

Xavier POV

It takes all of my will power to get off Annette and go meet my mother. Thane roars in my head from the sexual frustration and the onset of blue balls.

What could possibly be so urgent that she needed to meet with me at this very moment. Then it hits me, the region’s alpha meeting.

As I am about to enter the den, I hear the hushed voices of my mother and Sarah.

“You need to talk some sense into him.” I hear Sarah say. “He can’t see past the resemblance of Ambrosia, to see that Ana does not fit into our world.”

I stay out of sight to listen to the conversation. I notice my mother sitting in one of the recliners. A visible tremor of her hand as she sips her tea is a harsh reminder of her illness while Sarah is pacing with her hands on her hips.

“We both know the only reason he is keeping that girl around is because he misses Ambrosia. It’s a phase. He will get over it.” My mother responds. Her words made my blood simmer.

She's aged so much in the past year. Her once full