Momcomesfirst - - Little Puck - The New Family -2...
Puck paused on the porch. He turned back just once, not to look at Derek, but at his mother. "You always said mom comes first," he said quietly. "But I thought that meant you'd come first for me. I didn't know it meant they'd come first over me."
Derek shrugged, a theatrical, innocent gesture. "Nope. But I did throw away an old, rusty piece of metal from the mantel yesterday. It looked like junk. I thought it was from one of Puck's weird toys." MomComesFirst - Little Puck - The New Family -2...
Elara stepped between them. "Let's all just calm down. Puck, you can be very emotional. Derek, did you see the puck?" Puck paused on the porch
That was the final betrayal. Not Derek’s cruelty. Not the lost puck. But his mom’s silence. She didn't defend him. She just looked at Marcus, then at Puck, and said, "He's right, honey. Maybe this is a good thing. A fresh start. The new family needs new memories." "But I thought that meant you'd come first for me
"Where do you think you're going?" Marcus called, his voice sharpening into authority.