Ar
thighs, the kind of pain I hadn't experie
have
he bed was messed up and still warm, so it wasn't cold a
pillow, wincing as I moved. "
when I dragged myself upright. The first thing I not
for the nursery and found it empty. The c
hel
pushing myself over the cribs and holding onto
rning, Luna. The Alpha asked us to take the twins
fr
lpha a
ence, he finally decides
I murmured, f
anny
ight hit me like a punch. I couldn't forget how Luca kissed me as my body le
m. "I asked for a divorce. s
ne buzzed on the dresser. A single mes
slowly:
: "W
ht made everything harder. I didn't know which was worse. I
nd me, followed by Luca's voice
frame like nothing had happened last night. Fully dres
he nanny
e said flatly. "You were
arms around myself. "Right. Because that's all I'm
r. "I don't have time for this ki
ht. "Old Alpha
d past me, already heading
. He was the reason the Council mandate had even been approved. Otherwise, who would want a lowly orphan li
of an ancient lineage with hidden power. He never told me about it, but he commented once, "There's more to you
ins' births were destiny, not acc
ut honestly, I wa
bad-I knew he cared about it. But staying
hroat. "I'm co
brow raised. "Yo
d the mother of your children. He's m
ust scoffed with a small, bitter smile playing on his
ed it out, feeling the soft fabric in my hands. I stared at my reflection. My eyes were wide,
couldn't help but feel a small, treacherous
door. "Come on. He's
wed hard
t tell you? He always says you're the heart of this
Luca's words were the las
er him. The pain was stabbing with
e'd barely been on the road five minutes when his
ened in
suddenly softening. "Yeah, I'm o
a comforting tone in his voice for Iv
Thanks, Ivy," like she was some
"Still pretending you do
at me. "This
, staring out the wi
forget Ivy, his long-time love, the pride of the Castemont family, the pe
uldn't forget a
Luca's side since childhood. She never had to tr
use circumstances forced him to. The woman who raise
thing cold and heavy was pressing down on my chest as if
warriors. Pack members bowed when they saw Luca and slid t
ether, but not really together. There
he corner, his mother,
the ward. All eyes are on us, especiall
ward him. "It has been too lon
ike knives. Her face was pinched
lly graces us with her presence. If you hadn't de
jab. "How is
. And you're here because you think he's
dropped.
sed. "Your selfishne
whispered to Luca, hoping
e. "This isn't the
was hi
sins, and the Elders. I could feel their judgment before any of them spoke. I
he doctor
and his Luna ca
ved imm
his arm. "Surel
sked for his grandson and his gr
froze. Every
look. Of all the people Magnu
nside me, her vo
Aria. Someth
whispered back in my mi
ight before he might die, then whatever
more than anything tha
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