Mom and I talked later, her face stern but her eyes softer than normal. "Lyka, I have some things to tell you. You know, now that you're eighteen and you have a mate. I have to tell you our family background. What has happened to.. people like us."
I inched forward, sitting with my legs crossed on the couch. I have wanted to know since I was young, but Mom and Dad would never tell me anything. Even Marcus and Christian refused to tell me because they found my mind to be too pure. Sure, at this moment I am emotionally hurt because of the leaving of my friend, but I can handle this.
"When your grandmother was young, your great grandmother had died. She was said to be strong, the perfect mate for the Beta at the time. Alpha Cardinal, the Alpha who died a few years ago, was dearly upse
