Third Person's POV:
Rafael stared at Astrid, who was busy conversing with her wolf. Surprisingly, even while Astrid was in human form, he couldn't hear them speak.
"What happened, little dove? What does Scarlet say?" Rafael inquired while grasping Astrid's hands.
Astrid explained everything Scarlet said.
"What!!" Rafael was taken aback. "How could your mother treat you like that, Astrid?" Rafael inquired.
"I have no idea, and Scarlet has no idea either. All she knows is that she has been feeding me some mixture to stop my shift, and we don't even know whether she knows I'm a Lycan. Is that why she loathed me so much? Or was she jealous of me? "Astrid was overcome with sadness as she remembered her mother.
Rafael had no doubts about what Astrid was stating. He'd met her and knew just what kind of person she was, keeping her own daughter for auction.