Serene's POV
"Did you love mother like you loved Marinine?" I asked in a murmur.
"I tried Serene but Fae's heart always belongs to their first love. It's not easy for them to fall in love again. What you have with Zeph, you won't be able to have with anyone else." I could feel the pain his words carried so I hugged him and said:
"Father, I never knew you carried so much pain and guilt inside you. I am glad we had this conversation. Being at my lowest point right now and learning about your life is giving me strength, and I will strive to do better."
"Together we will pull through. We are a family and no matter what these circumstances throw our way, we will remain united. I will not let anyone harm both my kids." He kissed the top of my head.
"Father is that why you don't like Alexis and warlocks in particular?" The point he was always invariably making was that Alexis had an orthodox approach, it made sense to me why father loathed the man.