[Rock] I went with Beth out to the kitchen. She made me sit at the table while she cleaned up and pulled some meat from the freezer. I didn’t know what to do with myself. This wasn’t how I planned to spend our Sunday, but Carmen needed it. Corrine would show us if she truly accepted us or if it was all just the emotions making her say things so she could get what she needed. Carmen had felt the pain of rejection and maybe it was a way for her to bond with her mother. I was shocked when I read that Carmen’s mother would give up her mate for her children. That wasn’t something a troll would do. We grew to love our children, but we never loved them more than we loved our mate. It felt like a trick to me, but I couldn’t see how. “This really does smell tasty,” Beth said, holding the bow