Melinda

Sally smiles slightly in my direction. I feel the hurt falling from my grandmother in the bucket load. She doesn't want to do this, but she knows there is no other choice.

I don't know what I'm going to do with all the information she's handing out. It's a lot, yet not enough at the same time.

“I spent a long time healing myself, and it took me many years to locate Miko. It seemed Miko had cast his own concealment spell, but he couldn't hide from me forever. I found him at Silver Paw and found out he'd changed his name and had a family. I hadn't heard anything terrible, and I kept myself hidden so he wouldn't know I was spying on him. I hoped his mate had changed him, all the time wondering why the Moon Goddess would saddle anyone with my son as a mate.”

I don't pull away when she cups my cheek with a smile. I don't because I feel safe with my grandmother, and I know she doesn't want to harm me. I don't know how I know this, but I feel it deep within me.

“My sweet child, the last of my