“Mom,” Mikaela said in the tense silence. She removed her mother’s tight grip and closed her hand around hers. She looked at Marcus and then walked out of the room. She needed to talk to her mother. Maybe she could make her see how important this was to her. She now knew that it was fate that brought the Alpha King into their lives. It was because he was her mate. They were going to meet one way or another. He was so strong. By her side she could face anything. Just like the high priestess said, fate couldn’t have it any other way. Mikaela walked her mother to her room. She took a deep breath as they walked inside her room, and she closed the door behind her. She closed her eyes for a second searching for the words to say to her. “Mikaela?” her mother said stepping close to her