Happiness Was Too Great A Task

[AWUOR]

'Hawi–'

'This isn't the time to make me see sense, Malika. Fucking speak,' Hawi said as she clutched her head that was hurting so bad. Goodness, she was in so much pain that he felt like she would die any time now.

'Jer killed Dom. Your former mate killed your brother, and imprisoned your father in the lost dungeons.'

'Good for the— WHAT?' Hawi asked, as she faltered. Of the things she had been expecting, her bastard mate doing the impossible hadn't exactly been what she had been hoping for.

There had to be an error somewhere this time.

It all just didn't make any sense, because the Jer she knew was kind, loving, and caring. Sure, the bastard was power hungry but to actually take up the weapons and murder people that were not his enemies, that was insane.