In a way, both mother and son finally had that happy life they wanted.
Though Arden found it difficult to adjust to his new school and the rigid schedule it kept, the new experiences helped take his mind off of other things, and when the weekends rolled around, he got to pretend like it was really just him and his alpha mother now.
He no longer had to live in constant fear under his beta mother’s yoke. A point even came when he started to forget she existed.
He was sure she had already done the same to him long ago.
Meanwhile, though she enjoyed the time she got to spend with Arden, Mrs. Callahan regretted that she couldn’t take her other children with her on these weekly trips. It would do both them and their relationship with her and Arden a lot of good if they could escape Mrs. Pal
