Viona smiled and shook her head. She patted Cecily's hand. "Please don't tell your father about my pregnancy. He wouldn't let me get away from him if he knew."
Cecily sighed. "Mommy, why did you leave us? Is this because of Mother Allegra?"
Viona looked elsewhere. "I … after knowing the whole story from your father, I feel like I'm the third person in their relationship. If I didn't accept him as my mate, your parents could be together."
"But Dad told me he had waited for Mother Allegra for many years. She didn't come. So her chance has gone. It ain't your fault, Mommy. Please come back with me!" Cecily stared at Viona. She even used her puppy eyes.
"I can't. I have thought about this. It is the best way for us. If, after giving a chance to them, your father still comes here in a month to bring me home, he indeed belongs to me."
"But Mommy, honestly, I feel you are my mother, not Mother Allegra."
