“You will be as fierce and protective as she was,” he said, his voice unwavering. “It doesn’t matter what you have gone through in your past, nor does anything you have done to others or yourself. You will do just as my Halayna did. You will ensure you will be a good mother because you have control over that. Because you will love them that fiercely.” He tipped my head back, and his eyes locked with mine. “And you will have both Ash and me to make sure you never forget that.”
