Ariana’s POV
I wanted my mother—someone to nurture me.
It didn’t feel right that I was alone at such a vulnerable moment in my life without my mother running towards me in haste to console me, even if I resisted. It was strange yet unacceptable.
Why did Jasper take her from me?
I just rejected my mate—again—and she wasn’t here to wash my hair while I rotted in self-pity.
Did I miss something fundamental when I was brought into the world?
It felt like that most times but then I could tolerate it.
She was mine with the King whom she loved and devoted her love to and I remained with the people of Warwick; my people that I protected, and my very own determination.
I never wanted anything else yet it all felt like a picture lost in time.
I lost it all and I was in the midst of nothing and a direction I never had but searched for.
My heart was weary and my thumbs were riddled with the thoughts of betrayal.
