Seducing My Ex's Father In Law

My mother walked over to her dresser on the far side of the room, and she rummaged through an old antique box that I knew my father had gifted her for one of their anniversaries years ago.

After a moment, she pulled out a long golden necklace with a rare pink diamond encased in white diamonds. Next to the pendant was a small golden key.

"There it is," she said, walking over to one of her drawers and pulling it open. I waited in the distance with Judy as she pulled out a gorgeous white box with engravings on it. I had never seen that box before, but it was clear it meant something to her by the way she handled it.

She placed the box down on the dresser and took the key in her hand.

"The gem is right in here," she said, looking at me from over her shoulder. "I wouldn't take it out unless necessary."

I stepped closer to her, peering down at the box from over her shoulder.

"Open it," I demanded it, a little too gruffly.

She frowned up at me.

"I'm still your mother," she said hotly. "You don't need to speak to me like that."

edge after she hurt my mate; kindness wasn't a thing I wanted to show her right now, but she was right. She was my mother, and if I wanted her to do what I said, I needed to

apologize,” I said, lowering my voice. "But this is

looked at me for a moment longer before her eyes flickered to Judy. I wanted to growl at the dismissive way she was looking at my mate, but then, to

she breathed, turning

the seams of the open and pressed a button, allowing the top to open. Her eyes drifted into the box, and then her

at her, I saw the color draining from her face, and the confused

and when she looked up at

asked, though I feared I already knew the

it out of this box. It

Moon Gem is missing?" Judy asked a nervousness in her tone as she looked up at me. I kept my eyes glued to my mother's face; knew she had no idea gem had gone missing. She

be possible," she

last time you saw

not sure... I hadn't opened this box in years. I hadn't needed to open it. The gem wouldn't work for me. It had to be

else know about this?" I asked. "Somebody you told? Or somebody who found

it for a moment, and then her eyes grew wary; she traced the necklace pendant, her mind