Garcia' POV
"Forgive me, Your Majesty. My Mates come from a rather shallow mother, and I wondered aloud how she might respond to all this." The explanation tumbles from my lips as I try to clarify my earlier comment.
"She'd probably demand rooms in the Palace without even asking."
Collin's dry observation from behind me hits the mark perfectly. Knowing their mother's character, she wouldn't waste time with pleasantries before making herself at home in royal quarters, assuming she were still breathing and hadn't burned every bridge with her sons.
"Princess Barbara abandoned Stone Hollow Pack when I was just a baby. She rejected her Mate because he gave her a daughter instead of a son. The Beta position meant nothing to her, and she decided I shouldn't have it either. To guarantee I'd never shift, she handed over the necklace to her former Mate, but made a catastrophic error.
