“Oh, Nikolas.” My mother’s eyes misted again. “Why did you not say anything?”
“I don’t know. At first, I thought about walking away from the bond.”
My mother gasped softly, and I smiled. “You know I never wanted a serious relationship. But it wasn’t long before I couldn’t leave.”
My sire nodded. “When you find the one, your heart knows before your head does.”
“So Sara is half Fae, and that is why she can’t feel the bond?” my mother asked.
“She uses her Fae magic to suppress her Mori. We’ve been working on it, and she’s made some progress in the last few weeks.”
“Incredible.”
“It was hard for her to leave her home to come to Westhorne, so Tristan and I decided to let her settle in here before I told her the truth about us.”
My mother held up a hand. “She still doesn’t know about the
