Chapter 38. A Sad Goodbye

She chuckled. “I’m Delilah by the way… Delilah Felon. I’m your son’s mate. I never thought I’d ever say that out loud or accept it, but I believe I have now. He isn’t a bad person, not anymore. I guess he has grown on me during his change for me… and I’m glad.”

“What are you…?” Jake’s cheeks were getting heated, when she said she wanted to talk to his mom, he never knew it’d be about him. “What are you even saying?”

“Shhh… I’m not done…” She bumped her shoulder against his. “Let me finish at least.”

“Okay, go on.” He agreed, he somehow wanted to hear more.

“I’ll come back next year… my mom died not too long ago, but she wasn’t fortunate enough to be buried, so there’s nowhere for me to go when I miss her. I’ll come here… after all, I now think of you as my mother too. I’ve never met you, but your words gave me life… I related to so many of them. Thank you for sharing your story with me… and also for trusting me with your son.”

She turned towards him aft