Chapter 55

• Robert Montgomery POV:
• “My mother?” Charlotte echoes. “What does my mother have to do with Angie?”
• “Your mother was a powerful healer. That’s why your father married her. He wanted powerful heirs—so long as they weren’t healers, too. Angie and she were friends. When you were born, your mother asked Angie to look into your future. Whatever Angie saw, she never told me, but I can guess she realized you would be kicked out of the clan. Your mother made her promise to protect you. And she did. "She went looking for you that night.” Ricky’s voice cracked. “She loved you, Charlotte.” She absolutely adored you. So, when she—when she fought off her father, she happily died for her. "I know my friend; there was no regret within her.” Holding out a bag to Charlotte, he adds, “There are some things of hers that she left. I’ve brought them for you.”