Grandpa Falkor's attention went to her, and he heard something from her that he hadn't expected.

"Claiming by the brutal, merciless, cursed alpha, my child does not deserve that," she murmured helplessly.

"Did my son deserve the state he's in today?" Grandpa Falkor inquired regretfully.

My mother shook her head, trembling, and crying. "It's my fault."

When Grandpa Falkor tried hard to hide his emotions, his heart felt heavy.

"Raven would have been living a normal, happy life without me. ...