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How could that be hidden frohter? There was no way This made no sense I didn’t look at Dean I didn’t look at anyone I stared at the wall in front of me and took a deep breath "This isn’t possible I would have figured it out My grandmama would have wanted to visit her only child" I wanted to yell at his, but I balleddown Let hione the rest of her life without visiting her only daughter

"Texas, Harlow Your grandmother took you to Texas to stay with Mase," Dean said quietly His words were gentle, yet it felt like he had sla to see od I doubled over from the pain She had never stayed in Texas with me How could she lie to me? Why? Why? Didn’t they want me to see her, too? She was my mother

I heard Mase and Grant both say my name but I shook my head I didn’t want them to try and soothe me There was no way to ease this pain I turned to see the to the surface broke free "NO!" I didn’t want them near me I held out both hands to keep them back They both froze I didn’t focus on the pain in Grant’s eyes and the sadness in Mase’s This wasn’t about them This was mine to deal with Alone

"Where is she?" I asked Dean, looking back at hi inside me were solely focused on that man at the moment He was the only one around that I could lash out at He had known, yet he had let them lie to me

"The limo will take you to her Your father took it to LA The driver knohere to go," Dean said, dropping his head and letting out a sigh He hadn’t wanted to tell ht now I had no room for thankfulness in my heart

Grant started to walk toward me and so did Mase "Stop Both of you Don’t coo alone Just stay," I demanded I didn’t wait for their response I turned and headed for the door

I had to get to that li My father had lied to randmama How could I trust anyone?

How could they keep my mother from me?

Grant

Ihad never felt this helpless The door slammed behind Harlow as she fled the suite She didn’t wantalone How the fuck was she supposed to deal with this alone?

I glared back at Dean "I can’t believe this shit!" I roared, wanting to throw so "You just blurted out that her mother was alive and in a special ho?"

"What he said," Mase said in an angry growl

Dean sank down onto the chair behind him "What was I supposed to do? Kiro won’t leave When it finally dawned on h he was there He said he wasn’t going on tour He wasn’t leaving her that long She gets anxious and difficult if too o by and he doesn’t come to see her The doctors say she expects it If she doesn’t see hiets upset"

Fuck as How did he survive this? Seeing the wo she would never talk to hiain? It seemed almost worse than death

"Someone should have told her before now She’s twenty years old! She’s been robbed of knowing her mother her entire life!" Mase sounded as if he was ready to put his fist through a wall

"Kiro was afraid seeing her like that would upset Harlow, and Harloould, in return, upset herhe can to protect Eotten ahold of this story No one knows about her but us To everyone else, she’s si herNoHarlow the opportunity to see her But you’re right It’s past time someone told her Kiro should have told her"

I couldn’t just stand here and wait on her I couldn’t be left to wonder if she was okay afterher oing"

"What? You’re just leaving? What happens when she co ather Someone needs to be there when she ed to one of respect He nodded "Good"

I didn’t ask if he wanted to co crowd

Harlow

When I walked into the large white home, which could only be described as a mansion, I was met at the door by a lady in a nurse’s unifor

Apparently The Manor in the Hills was harder to get into than a ate my ID and Social Security card It had taken him ten minutes tothe tall iron gates that surrounded the place

"I’ My father is hereandthatthe ride to process all of this Part of me understood why Dad and Grandmama had done this, but the other part ofyou could never get back