DANTE'S POV

I watched as my mate was pulled aside by her mother — her adoptive mother if Mira was to be believed. My chest tightened painfully. I wanted to go to her, to console her, but I recognized that she needed to be with Reika at this moment. She had to hear the truth, whatever that may be, and I had to stand here and watch her walk into a world of pain I couldn’t protect her from.

Meanwhile, if looks could kill, Luna Odessa might have accidentally killed her daughter. Mira.

Hell, ...