Chapter 55
Chapter 55
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“Alexander,” her voice came through the phone.
“Mom,” I greeted, trying to sound steady.
“You don’t call anymore,” she said without a second of hesitation. Not even a hello. “I’m left to wonder if I still have a son at all. Do you know the last time we spoke? And should I assume you’ve transferred your bad habit of silence to your sister too? Irene barely calls either. And I know why. You’ve influenced her.”
I closed my eyes, letting her words wash over me. This was a familiar tune. “Mom,” I said quietly, “it’s not like that. I’ve been busy–far busier than I ever imagined I’d be. Some days I barely have time for myself.” That was true, of course…she should know.
“You’ve always been busy, ” she shot back. “You were busy as a boy, buried in those books, too serious to climb trees like the others. You were busy as a young warrior, taking on every training session twice over. And now you’re busy as Alpha. Do you hear yourself? Life has always been ‘busy‘ for you, Alexander. But family is not something you should treat like an appointment you’ll get to eventually.”
And there she goes again. I kept my tone even. “I understand. But I’m doing my best to balance everything, Mom.”
She clicked her tongue softly, the sound crackling in my ear. “Is that why I also had to hear from someone else that you’ve gone through with your mating ceremony? That you brought home the new Luna and didn’t think it important enough to tell me yourself?”
I sat upright, jaw tightening. There it was. I had known this conversation was inevitable. From the moment Faye crossed Blood Crescent’s border, my mother had probably known. She had her ways…she always did. And Irene? She would never hide something that significant from her. I wasn’t surprised. What I was surprised at was how long it had taken for my Mother to
confront me about it.
“You already knew,” I said flatly.
“Of course I knew. I called a friend the very day that girl arrived. And she confirmed it. But that is not the point. The point, Alexander, is that you never told me. I am your mother. I am also the former Luna of Blood Crescent. Do you understand the weight of that? I deserved to hear it from you.”
I dragged a hand through my hair, staring out the wide window of my office. “It wasn’t intentional,” I said. “There just wasn’t any need for the formalities. This wasn’t…” I paused, searching for the right word, “…this wasn’t anything special. From the beginning, you knew
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