Chapter 220: I am stronger, better and wiser than I was five years ago...
Selene POV
I sat across from Nora the cold metal table between us and a reminder of where I was. The bulb overhead cast a harsh shadow on Nora’s gaunt face as she stared at me. Instinctively, my hand moved to my slightly swollen belly as I wondered why Nora called me back.
Nora’s eye followed the movement, a flicker of something – disgust? Envy? Crossing her features before she spoke.
"I know you’re wondering why I asked that you return," she began, her voice hoarse from disuse.
"To gloat more," I smirked.
"Well," Nora leaned back in her chair, a bitter smile twisting her lips. "I’ve been doing a lot of thinking in here. About the past. About ... my mother.
My eyebrows rose slightly. Nora had never spoken about her mother before, at least not to me.
"What about her?" I prompted gently.
Her gaze seemed to focus on a point beyond my shoulders, lost in memory. After a while, she managed to say. "Did you know she died when I was sixteen?"
I shook my head and offered "No, I didn’t. I’m sorry for your loss,".
Nora barked out a harsh laugh. "Don’t be. I’m the one who should be sorry. Noah had just come to live with us in our pack and my mother was trying to come to terms that my dad had another child outside and not just any child, a male. The one thing she’s been seeking for all these years. That alone tortured my mother and she would try to pick fights with my dad but believe me, he’s the last person you want to fight with. He would ignore her and leave the house,".