Chapter 482 – A Blessing

• “Oh, baby,” mom says, cupping my cheek in her hand and looking at me sympathetically. “Sometimes…the Goddess has plans for us that go beyond our own.”
• “Damn right she does,” I say with a scowl, flumping back into mom’s pillows and shooting a little glare at the crescent moon, which I can see hovering just above the dawn horizon. “Surprise after surprise with that one.”
• “Are you unhappy with it?” mom asks, clasping her hands beneath her chin and looking at me, worried. “You…you don’t have to be happy, sweetie. I’m sorry, I should have been more restrained –“