Chapter Fourteen

"Avery Jackson, you have some explaining to do!" His mother bellowed. Avery had little patience for his mother's meltdown. "Celia Harlowe is her mother. Like we were left by dad, she was left behind by her mother. Matter of fact, I met the woman." The look on his mother's face was priceless. She had lost all the color to her face. "And?" She asked. Avery sighed. "She seemed nice, at first. The very next day Roxie was missing from school. So, we went to their house. Turns out, Celia drugged her own child and tried to sell her off to someone else, just because she didn't want Roxie to be mated to me." Avery countered.

"Still, she'll be trouble." His mother attempted to reason with him. Avery shook his head. "I don't care. She's my mate. She was chosen by the Goddess specifically for me. You attempted to reason with me, not to reject my mate remember? I didn't reject her. It's a good thing I didn't, because if I had to look the other way. That girl would be dead. In the last twenty-four