Parting with mom had to be hands down the hardest choice ever. Nevertheless, I believed she could be happy with Jake and thus decided to just let her stay. In about half an hour, Kyle and I finished packing our things and descended the stairs together. Everybody looked up at us. Andreas just nodded at me. Anastasia, on the other hand, asked me if I was ready. And Ace smiled softly at us. “As ready as I’ll ever be,” I told the young vampire princess, a smile adorning my face. “I am so sorry to see you leave,” Jake said, sounding sincere. And I believed that he was, for he didn’t include Kyle, having barely looked at him. “Don’t!” I barked rather angrily, eyes flashing black. I didn’t like how he treated Kyle who had never done anything wrong, who had never hurt me. “Mom is staying.