I tell him everything - from the night he rejected my mom, every detail about Carol and Elder Thompson being there with a witch. I don't leave anything out. When I finish, he looks angry. "You're lying," he says. "I was never under any spell."

I can't help but growl. "I knew you wouldn't believe me."

He looks back at me. "Ava, why would Carol go through all that trouble to make me reject my mate?"

Puna's itching to come out, and I let her. She surges ...