Chapter 17. Let Him Go

Lucy

Kayden and Lexi are seated across from mum and I in the kitchen. It’s quiet for some reason as no one says a word yet. Lexi manages to glare at me every passing second while her hand is clasping onto Kaydens that’s on the island table.

I wanna get upset and glare back but mum's words ring in my head.

LET HIM GO.

I begin to chant the words like a mantra hoping it summons some kind of spirit to help me let him go and watch him be happy with another woman.

The words don't sit right with me even as I chant them every passing second. My mood is only turning sour so I change the words to...

YOU DON'T DESERVE, HIM HE DESERVES BETTER.

That mantra only makes me want to grab something and break it.

‘Break Lexi’s face’ Mara urges, her tone is so lethal I almost shiver.

‘No!’ I shout back, ‘remember mum's words, we have to let him go, we dont deserve a man like him.’ I say them more to myself than my wolf.

The words sound absurd a