Chapter 67

I wondered if you two were mates- wondered whether you two were going to be together forever, but when you split; I guessed it wasn’t the case.

I’m guessing you,” she looks towards Virginia with curiosity sparking in her eyes, “are Deacon’s true mate?” Virginia only nods, but is otherwise silent, “so what is happening here? If you are carrying Deacon’s son? A shifter? But you are not in fact his mate… are you going to take the baby away?” Mum starts panicking, pulling back her other hand from Deacon’s grip and starts visibly shaking.

“Oh God no!” Deacon exclaims, “of course not. I would gladly explain the situation to you if you’d like me to?” His hands flutter around uselessly, obviously wanting to calm mum down.

She just nods, running her hands through her straw-like hair; the cancer has done one on her looks as well as her inside. I hate cancer, and I hate what it’s done to my mum.

As Deacon continues to explain our strange situation, the one where yes Deacon has