Eleonore’s POV

“My—my mother? You met my mother?” I was so shocked I could barely speak. I knew that Selene had made a deal with my father but why—why did she know my mother? Just how long had she been planning this?

“Don’t look so surprised. I’ve lived long enough to meet a lot of people. Your mother though—when I realized she was going to have you, oh, I was so excited. I finally found another soul with multiple mates. Someone who was going to ...