Sireen’s POV

Mom takes a full minute of silence to process what I just blurted out, and I can’t blame her. She just found out that I found my mate and got rejected by him in the same sentence, and it would have put a band-aid on the matter if I didn’t speak up, but that solution would have been temporary and leading to more hurt for both of us sooner rather than later.

Finally, after what feels like a silent funeral for my loss, Mom breathes out a deep sigh. We are still standing by the door, so she leads me to the closest couch in the living room...