Chapter 40

Mia POV

“It won’t”

“I won’t be staying for long. If you change your mind, let me know”

I pursed my lips. “You haven’t seen me for seventeen years and this is what you say to me?”

“This pack forbids witches from entering their territory. It’s only a matter of time before they come looking for me”

“Can you at least meet Elian before you leave? Take a look at your grandson?”

She smiled and nodded. I escorted her to his nursery.

She approached his crib, walking quietly so as not to disturb him. She looked down at him as his chest rose and fell softly.

“He’s beautiful” she whispered, a smile tugging at her lips.

“He’s the splitting image of his father” I said.

“I wish he’d looked more like you instead”

I sighed. Clearly, she wasn’t fond of Lukas though she had never met him.

“Lukas isn’t a bad person”

“I never said he was”

Her hand hovered above his face. She looked like she was contemplating wheth