Asher

I groan loudly the moment she asks through the bond link, Who could that be? I don't even try to pretend. I already know-it's Selena. She's here to drag Ally away to begin the Luna rite.

Ally notices the shift in my expression. Her eyes search mine, and then she sighs. She knows.

"That's Selena," I tell her.

"What's my mum doing here?" she asks softly.

It catches me off guard, hearing her call Selena's mum. She doesn't say it often. Most times, she just calls her by name, but hearing the word slip from her lips now feels... different. Softer. A little more real.

"Your mum?" I tease,...