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I laughed and shook my head “That’d only start a war”
“We can take him”
“I doubt it” I sucked in a breath and let it out before ringing the bell to my own house
The door opened and I took a step back
Mother smiled as she spread her hands “Welcome home, honey”
I didn’t knohat to say She hadn’t come to the front door in years, if ever The staff cowered behind her like they were terrified she’d screa her to sully her hands with such a mundane task, but her smile didn’t flatter
“Hi, Mo my lip
I screwed her over back then She planned no usurping power from Darren, but I took over her plan, stole away Chika, and relegated her to nothing more than theof a powerful man She never recovered after that, and from what I’d heard, she spentof the house
“It’s good to see you I’m happy you’re home” She held out a hand
I took it and she pulled h she felt like skin and bones and looked ten years older than I reood
“This ed hi to understand who this wohty, horrible mother
She took us into the house and asked all about the wedding Redn—just the two of us plus Cosima and Palmira We rented out city hall, which I didn’t think was possible but apparently Redht a was being fus official
I danced with Redmond in the mayor’s office and he fucked me on the desk It was the ined, and I loved every minute of it I didn’t tell Mother about that part
“Sounds lovely,” she said with a sigh “Whatever happened to old-fashioned? Your father uests”
“We wanted so for ourselves” I paused in the ?”
She see to visit him, weren’t you?”
I glanced at Redmond I hadn’t realized Darren would be around I planned on seeing Mother, saying hello to so the hell out of there I hadn’t interactedover Maeve’s position
But I nodded and we continued on Darren sat in his massive library beside the fire with a book open in his lap and a drink in his hand He looked tired, but he stood e approached He sed me
Mother disappeared without a word
“I didn’t think you’d show,” he said, gesturing for us to sit
“We considered snubbing you,” Redht it would be tacky”