Chapter 171

Jojo POV

My mother. I was finally going to hear her voice, finally going to know that she was okay and the alpha's father had not harmed her in any way. But when I pressed the phone to my ear and I heard her soft and gentle sobs, my heart shattered into a million and one pieces. What had that man done to her? Why was she in tears? If she was okay, why did she sound as though she was in so much pain?!

"Mum? Mum, is everything okay? If you need me there, I would be there in a heartbeat, just tell me if you need me, mother!" I cried out.

"Jojo," her first word was accompanied by the sound of a long sniff.

"Jojo, I am very sorry, for everything. Most especially for the kind of mother I was. I didn't...I didn't set a good example for you and your sister, Jo. But I...I never intentionally hurt anybody, I never wanted to,