Page 38 of Her Cold-Hearted Alpha: Part 2

"I talked to him last night… He told me his reason… and although I don’t agree with him, I understand where he's coming from." I said quietly.

Mom looked at me with a gentle smile.

"And?" She urged.

"He asked that if he tried… was there a chance?" I said, blushing as I remembered last night.

Moms’ eyes widened with clear surprise.

"He said that?"

"Mm." I nodded. "I said yes."

I looked at her, awaiting her reaction nervously. She smiled and nodded after a moment.

"If that’s what you want, but make sure you are able to heal before getting into anything." She said softly.

I nodded. I knew she was right; I also knew I hadn't handled things the best. I didn’t know he was my mate at the time or I would have fought for him before I just backed away and slept with Rayhan. We couldn't change the past, but we could work on the future.

"I'm sorry things didn’t go the way you wanted, but you’re a Westwood. I guess like your father, you were bound to get a difficult mate." She said guiltily.

I smiled softly.

"You know, I always wanted a story like yours and Dads…" I said.

"Our story had its own hardships… It wasn’t perfect, but that’s what makes it special." Mom said quietly. Her eyes were filled with so many emotions and I saw the pain and sadness in them. She smiled softly, playing with the necklace Dad had proposed with. I wondered what was going through her mind.

"Well… It's true, my story isn't a fairy tale either, but I intend to get my happy ending. Dad was your forbidden Alpha and Alejandro… He’s my cold-hearted Alpha… One whose heart I will surely thaw…" I said, gazing out at the shining sun. "You know Mom, he was good to me before this whole mate thing… He said I was perfect the way I was and how he would do his best to stay away from me."

"Kiara… You two haven’t…"

My heart skipped a beat as I looked at Mom, my stomach fluttering at the thought of that night. My cheeks burned as Mom gasped.

"That son of a…"

"Just once… It was a two-way thing, Mom… and you can’t say anything, ok? I know you and Dad were at it even before you found out you were mates." I said warningly.

Mom clenched her jaw. "He’s thirty-four and he-"

"Mom, consensual remember?"

Mom sighed. "I still can’t believe he... you… that asshole…"

She ran her fingers through her hair. "Goddess Kia. I mean, I knew Damon and you were sneaking around, but Alejandro?"

My eyes widened in surprise.

"Wait, you knew about Damon?"

"Obviously, I'm not stupid. He wasn’t a bad kid and I made sure your dad never saw him when he snuck away often enough." Mom said giving me a wry smile.

I blushed. Wow, Mom didn’t mind…

"Well, glad you didn’t tell Dad, or he’d want to destroy him too…" I said.

"I think if he knew about Alejandro, he’d be a lot more pissed…" Mom said amused. "You’re a woman, your dad can’t really say anything anyway. There is nothing wrong with owning your sexuality and enjoying sex. I hate how men can do everything and no one cares, but when it’s a woman, then there's an issue."

"Shallow minded people?" I suggested. I really did have the coolest Momma on the planet. She nodded.

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