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"Every girl needs her mother, but I guess you thought otherwise."

Amelia's POV

I felt as if the world had just fallen on top of me and I had no one to lean on. I backed away from the boy who claimed to be my brother.

"Amelia-" Kaden said and I shook my head.

"You're not to speak to me. Don't follow me, just leave me alone and think about your precious Emma." I growled and practically ran away from the cellars.

"Ooh, who's Emma?" I caught the boy's instigating voice and Kaden's growl followed.

My feet stumbled many times as I exited that dark hell hole and soon I was rushing through the house not bothering to stop for a second.

I blundered past pack members and soon I was pelting toward the woods.

The trees blurred around me as I ran onward as my head pounded.

This made no sense.

How had my mother been alive this whole time and I knew nothing about it? I howled in disparity and let my paws lead me on.

I went deep into the woods and soon was at a meadow where I collapsed in exhaustion.

"Daughter." I froze at the voice and turned my head upward.

My eyes landed on a gray-white she-wolf emerging from the brush and I tensed at the older version of Rain. Her crystal gold eyes stared back at me and my tail rose in warning. She gave a wolfish grin.

Mother?

I stood on my paws and growled.

"Don't be afraid Amelia, I mean you no harm." My mother said padding towards me. Her fur shimmered and flowed softly with the wind.

"Why?" I growled softly and she tilted her head.

"What troubles you?" She said and her voice was soft yet rough.

"You just left me." I said and her left ear flicked back slightly.

"I know... I wasn't ready for a family. Plus, another had caught my eye." My mother said sitting down and her tail swept at the leaves scattered about the ground.

"A rogue." I growled feeling anger swell in me.

My mother nodded, "Yes, a rogue. He was quite the charmer." My mother's eyes flicked with admiration.

"Strong, independent, cunning. Everything a wolf should be." She finished with a sigh and I wrinkled my snout.

"Sounds dreamy. Get out." I growled and my mother tilted her head in what looked like surprise.

"What?" Her ears perked in alertness.

"Leave." I growled and my chops pulled back in a snarl.

"But I've only just arrived. I wanted to see you." She said and my chest puffed in anger.

"You could've seen me countless times. You attacked my pack. You've been attacking all the packs! You're not my mother! I don't claim you! Now leave!" I snarled and crouched ready to fight if necessary. My mother licked her chops and her ears laid flat on her head briefly.

"Amelia if I knew what your father would do I would've never left you with him. Julius was so kind... I never thought he'd snap as he did. Your father was a good man he-"

"You did that to him! You turned him into that and you left me! You left us! For some stupid, flea-infested rogue!" I snarled and my mother bared her fangs and leapt to her feet the fur along her back standing ridged.

"You don't know what you're talking about girl! I knew power when I saw it and your father was not it!" My mother snapped, her fangs flashing and I growled.

"Looks like I tapped a nerve." I spat and she huffed with frustration. She swayed her head glancing around.

Suddenly she huffed and sat back down again.

"I don't want to fight you. I want to talk, please." She said and her golden eyes watched me. I bared my fangs in anger.

"Just listen to me. Hear me out." She said and my ears laid back against my head.

"Fine." I growled.

"This doesn't make us anything."

Amelia's POV

"Come with me Amelia. You'll be happy, we could be unstoppable." My mother growled with a gleam in her eyes and I looked at her in uncertainty.

"I'm not sure... that life isn't for me. You kill for fun, that isn't the way it should be." I said and looked away from the crazed female. She growled softly and shook her head.

"We're trying to show the packs that rogues are not weak. We are just as strong and cunning as you, even more so." my mother said and I looked at her in bewilderment.

"You're insane." I said and she wrinkled her snout in disgust, "I am not." she growled and licked her chops.

"I'm just trying to state my case. Amelia, I love you and want us to be a family again. I want us to at least try. I want to-" she began.

"Start over?" I asked and she nodded and her tail wagged softly.

"Yes. Please?" she said and I huffed and tried to make my fur lie flat.

"Well-" I started and paused as I heard leaves crunching and heavy strides.

I turned and tensed as Knight came charging out of the woods. His black fur shimmered and his white paws and tail shown in the light. His teeth bared and I looked from him to my mother.

"Ah, who's this?" My mother said looking at Kaden and I bared my fangs.

"My... mate." I growled ignoring the way I'd involuntarily paused.

"Oh really now? The Ravenwolf Alpha. The boy who killed Alpha Axel and his whole pack, not to mention your father; son of the Blood Wolf, Alpha Clayton, and everybody's favorite Luna Katlyn?" My mother said in a mocking voice and Kaden growled darkly.

"Darling really, we both know he doesn't treat you right, all Alphas do it, come with me. We can accomplish so much, you and I, all you have to do is come." My mother said and took a step toward me.

Kaden snarled.

"Stay out of this you dog! Or I will flay you and scatter your entrails! I'm talking to my daughter, now hold your tongue!" My mother spat. Kaden bared his fangs and let out a deep gurgling growl. They glared at each other and snarled in hatred.

"What are you doing here with-who is this?" Kaden growled his wolf eyes locking on my mother.

"Don't you see the family resemblance?" My mother asked her tail flicking and sized up my mate with a wolfish grin.

"You came to get your son?" Knight growled baring his long fangs and taking a step forward.

"I came for both of my children." My mother growled and Knight huffed and puffed out his chest.

"Get your son and leave." Knight growled darkly.

Before I could say anything the two were rushing at each other and I had to quickly intervene.

I leaped in between the two quarreling wolves and grumbled threateningly.

"Stop. Both of you. I'll think about it. As of now leave." I growled. My mother looked at me and huffed before her tail fell in defeat.

"Very well, when I do come again, I'll be taking Brent as well. Bye Daughter; mutt." My mother gave Kaden one last glare before retreating into the thick of the woods and disappearing from sight.

I sighed and turned before padding away.