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Once he was settled into the driver’s seat and driving away fro he’d be silent and let mein my embarrassment

This was Judas

I should’ve known that wouldn’t be happening

“Don’t let Evie’s words get to you”

I quirked a brow “Which ones?”

“None of them”

I smiled briefly at his clipped tone He’d just used her name so casually “How do you know my mom?”

He shook his head “I don’t, not beyond a few sepia and greyscale photographs I only know of Evie”

I pondered his words, carefully turning the to understand that I had to listen to what he was saying and not just hear him say it

He gave me an answer that contained within it a pebble of inforh toto know Judas had firsthand knowledge of the woman that birthed me At the same ti soy could see: Evie wasn’t ical mom

She and inals that came from the Caucasus mountains I always claimed I looked more like my dad because at least he had a tan that could potentially be responsible for eneA and B did not liken to C

It had never bothered me

They were ardless as far as I’d always been concerned until very recently

I assu and hadn’t had any desire to figure out where I truly came from or why I still wasn’t entirely sure I wanted to learn what broughtto like the answers I found Judas already knew them

“What else do you know?”

He gave“That you’re absolutely beautiful”

“I’ serious”

“So aoddess, principessa No one holds a candle to you I’m honored to call you mine”

“Stop” I shifted asabout you”

“Of course, you can It’s fitting, isn’t it?”

“Uh…I guess?” I snorted, sh His confidence was out of this world I loved that about him

“You a goddess and ether”