Chapter 173
Mom was the first to finish breakfast, she took her plates away and came back to the room. Then she sat a few feet away from us, giving us space.
Lord Shevek was still as impeccable and polished as when he came. Meanwhile, my mother’s posture was rigid as she placed her hand on her lap. She was overly cautious, as if she were trying to assess the kind of man Lord Shevek had become over the years.
Suddenly, her gaze flicked to me, and she smiled. But the uncertainty was still clear in her eyes. And I understood that…
“Thank you.” I called out to mom as I finished eating and set the fork down on the plate.
I leaned back, wiping my lips with a napkin. Lord Shevek did the same, his fork clattered on the plate as he pushed the empty dishes to the side.
“That was a lovely meal, Rose.” He said, “I haven’t had such a nice meal in a while.” His voice had a wistful edge to it as he smiled.
Mother didn’t respond immediately, she just nodded, and I stood up to clear the dishes, but she beat me to it.
“I got this Eden.” She said softly.
I didn’t argue.
The tension in the room grew, and I wasn’t sure why, but we were all strangers once again. My mind was plagued with thoughts of what Lord Shevek had said earlier….
“Rose, I would like to take Eden back with me to the coven.” Lord Shevek asked my mother, who was walking towards the kitchen, and my eyes widened in surprise too.
I hadn’t accepted to be his heir, yet, talk more to follow him back to his coven.
The statement had made her to halt in her movements. She gave Lord Shevek a sharp look, and then looked at me.
I blinked, my stomach twisted. What do I say to all of this?
Mom’s lips was pressed into a thin line, and her eyes narrowed.
“I can promise you she will be well taken care of.” Lord Shevek begged, “I will make sure of that. Please, Rose. I want to spend time with my daughter.”
Those words made my heart flutter.
My mom sighed, and for a moment I was sure she would refuse, but then her shoulders fell in defeat as she spoke.
“Of course, she’s your daughter.” then she lifted her chin higher. “But I’ll be going with her too.”
“Mom!” I gasped in disbelief.
I wasn’t sure what surprised me more, the fact that she would let me go or that she wanted to tag along.
“Did you really think I would send you off with someone you barely know? You are my child; I have to make sure you are fine.” She raised a brow.
Lord Shevek sighed. “I will make sure she is well.”
“No. It’s either you take me along or nothing. I have no reason to believe you are not here to take her away from me too. I won’t lose my daughter a second time to an absent father.”
I swallowed hard. It made no sense that I should go with Lord Shevek, but I couldn’t refuse.
I was excited and also scared. Part of me wanted to learn more about the vampire world, but another part of me was terrified. I didn’t want to dive
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This book is basically the same as Catching Genesis by Nicole Riddley, so don't waste your time on the crappy zoom and random % and 1/4 idk bout y'all but that got annoying quick...
I'm so in love with this storyyyy OMGGGGGGG...
Hey, its wrong chapter... Ch 258 is missing...
Does anyone know when the next chapter will be released?? The suspense is killing me!...
Not sure why it is so difficult to read from chapter 8....it's like it is zoomed in permanently, I can't see the end of the sentences......