Chapter 18 - Meredith

“JoJo, you can come back home. I know that things are hard right now, especially with your mates, but you have to talk with them. I mean, Jacob’s already taken back his rejection and Alexander has refused to reject you. Do you really want to live your life feeling them, still being drawn to them?” I’m pleading with her to understand that this plan that she has to just ignore her mates isn’t going to work. She’s got to deal with it head on and the three are going to have to come to some kind of resolution.

“That’s not true, Mom. I know the stories. I know how Carl broke the bond with Lauren and Richard,” she says.

Both my mates and I either gasp or stare slack jawed at our daughter.

“Niña, ¿sabes lo difícil que va a ser para ti y para ellos? (Baby girl, do you know how hard that’s going to be on you and them?)" Gael hisses out in rapid fire Spanish, a sure indication of how much JoJo’s suggestion has shaken him.

“Sí, papá. Lo sé. (Yes, Dad. I know),” JoJo says. “I know how h