Chapter 45 - Always, The Epilogue

Fiona

I felt like a child in a classroom as we all looked at the two gray-haired women standing before us. Their combined aura was more intimidating than I cared to admit. I got the impression that Anne was much older than Aisling, despite looking like she was the younger of the two.

"I'll make this as short as possible, as I have somewhere else I'm needed that's honestly a lot more important than being here, explaining things to you ....."

"Short, but obviously not sweet," Dhara quipped from Matthew's lap with a smirk as Sharia and Maya giggled.

My eyes widened as they went from Anne, to Dhara, and back to Anne again.

"Just like your mother, aren't you?" Anne asked as she glared at Dhara.

Aisling rolled her eyes, clicking her tongue in irritation. "You all just need to shut up for once and listen to Anne. She knows more than all of you put together. It wouldn't exactly hurt you to have a mentor of her standards."

Anne smiled as Dhara's face fell. "Aisling and I have known each other f