“So, you won’t be coming anymore?” I asked again, hoping he would give me a different answer. He gently shook his head as if he knew how important this moment was for me. He put one of his hands on my shoulder and gave it a light squeeze. That was all the comfort and reassurance I got as I watched him walk away from me.

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My mind has been all over the place since the day I was in Samuel’s office with Kyle and Lea. I couldn’t wrap my mind around the idea that my son had found his mate and not told me. I was ecstatic at the...