“Mom,” I squeaked, hurriedly jumping out of the car and running straight to her open arms. She had tears in her eyes, making me cry as well.
“My little girl. I missed you so much,” she replied, squeezing me in a bear hug.
“You’re going to crush my ribs, Mom,” I joked, trying to get out of her grip, but she only squeezed harder, smiling happily.
“I thought I wouldn’t see you again. Why are you back so early?” she asked me. I tried to pretend that nothing had happened. I planned to talk to her, but not right away.
“This is Emmett, our beta,” I told her, trying to change the subject. My smile faded a bit, and I felt it, but I tried to keep my voice as cheerful as possible, hoping that, for now, my mom wouldn’t realize that something was wrong.
“Oh, nice to meet you.” My mom finally let m
