"You mean...my mother was born here? In the Sea Kingdom?" Zariah asked in a low tone as she stared up at Lord Melven from where she sat beside Askel.
Askel's hand reached for Zariah's and took her hand in his, he could see the apprehension in her gaze and he could understand how she felt.
Zariah had grown up believing certain things about herself and her family, as Crimson Alpha, her lineage was of great importance yet it turned out, not everything she knew was entirely accurate.
Askel tightened his hand around hers, interlocking their fingers as he grazed his thumb slowly over the back of her hand to comfort and reassure Zariah of his presence.
Nile also stood off to the side with Kristen, Zariah had sent for both of them as the truth behind her lineage was as important to her most trusted companions as it was to her.
There was a baffled look on Nile's face at Lord Melven's revelation.
