My Alpha and Son Begged Me Back

r woke Cynthia from a dre

of the bed-because Harry was afraid of thunderstorms, and Harry nee

hand met cold

the Radcliffe

a hotel r

ss the sky, louder than the first, and her muscles tensed instinctively. Every fiber of her

heard their

tie Aurelia away, we will

lways make Da

. Justin's co

her palm flat against the matt

el window like something furious. Cynthia watched it thro

self. "It never does. And Harry has t

he couldn't keep running bac

choice. Maybe they had already stopped needing Cynthi

g that lie to herself

t up the scree

ed before she could

c. Behind her, Cynthia could hear Harry'

wn. Alpha Kane tried everything, but Harry ju

r voice came out steadier than she fe

, knees drawn to his chest, hands clamped over

ma. I wa

losed up. But she

d-the same voice she had used a hundred nights before. "I ne

e didn't answer, but he d

the raindrops. Just count them one by one until your heart stops racing.

and moved

Harry's sobs began to soften.

ice cut through th

e are

tightened. She

eyes blazing with barely contained fury. "Where the hell are you, Cynthia? Your son

ia said quietly. "Which

t you

he cut him off. "I don't live there anymore. So you

ur child. And you're going to abandon him b

ng hero for my sister. I was there for every fever, every nightmare, every first word and first step. And the moment

wisting e

ht when he had the flu? Not you. Not Aurelia. Me. I did all of it. And you know what I got in return? A slap in the face. A confession

racked on t

he could speak, a smaller face

st

His eyes-Kane's eyes-glared at her with a

g with anger. "Harry was crying and you didn't even come

s hit li

r boy, the one she had held in her arms and promis

cry. Not

ia said quietly. "She

hung

silent excep

the phone heavy in her hand. Then she stood up, walk

ds were

rank

sip steadied her. The third sip t

ng to breathe again

could yo

nd of mother

re YOUR child

ng this properly. My boys deserve better tha

Each one another nail in the coffin of her marriage. E

nally stopped, she

hia:

ished her wine, and let the rain

the next morning before the su

ker met her in the lobby and escorted her upstairs to the executive floor. His expression was carefull

arker said as he opened the off

urse

ide and let the doo

ows overlooking the city. Everything about it spoke of powe

r set foot i

ever once invited her into this part of his life. Other Lunas led alongside their Alphas. They

kept in the mansion like a bird in a gilded

is desk, the spine of a book she had never seen him read. Everything he

ze landed o

over the armrest. Careless. Ca

The fabric was soft, e

eli

eping his work separate from his personal life. He had told Cynthia, mo

s were scattered across hi

redic

h and checked her watch. Fifteen minutes

ing his little power games even now, when sh

her bag to leave when t

rough Justin's. Harry trailed behind them, clutching a

, and Cynthia saw w

te lace at the collar. But

s breath

at dress. I