Chapter 27: Veronica

“I know it’s a lot to take in. Your dad wanted to keep this a secret for your protection. But hiding things is no longer an option."

Lisa looked at me for answers. There is no mother who wants to see her children hurt. But the only way to protect Lisa was to tell her the truth. I knew someday she’d find out, I justwished, it was under different circumstances.

“Mom, isn't that true?”

I knew she believed me. She needed my validation because I wouldn’t lie to her.

“Yes, sweetie. He, Tia, and even me.”

I had never seen her so small. She seemed to have shrunk in bed as if her world had collapsing around her. I wished nothing more at this moment than to protect my baby girl. But there is no fooling Tobias. If he had already met her, he knew who she was. The sooner we told her, the better.

“My father was the leader of our pack. So were both of Marc’s grandfathers. His parents married when they were young, and their packs had joined arms. I grew up with his parents. My father and his parents