past without a word and headed for the house,
the threshold, the sob
I turned
watch her collap
*
ceiling immediately told me I was in a hospital room. Memory r
d upright in bed, my han
calm voice drifted over. "Yo
as carefully examining what looked
me here?" I asked,
ents on the bedside tabl
ied gently. "But
fighting to keep the shee
ess you
rigid tension in my muscles finally sn
hich meant he inevitably had close ties to Arvian. It was o
k, can I ask
cour
tell Arvian abo
shot up in
n't told
d I nev
re Arvian's heirs. T
N
im off
ve to protect them from him. I'm begging you-if y
, I couldn't read his expression. Finally, he gave a slow nod. His f
rig
verwhelming
to leave
s eyes before he q
ou a rogue wolf. It's
softly. "But I hav
elia, given your condition, yo
better than staying here and li
with Dr. Renswick, I checked
se over the years. But it was nowhere to be found. Without my phone, calling a cab was out of th
dress of the pack house, appr
ed, eyeing me skeptically t
rve me, I politely conf
guards immediately stepped out to inspect the vehicle. To my surprise, th
r gaped i
de, excited eyes, the driver steered onto the long, sweeping driveway tha
act same sense of awe. For most pack members, just seeing
sadness washed over me. I would soon be leaving this p
alt near the front steps, several
it hit me-I didn't hav
up and paid the fare. I offered him a sincere thank-yo
staff bowed respectfully, usher
"Please let him know I need t
ediately hurried ups
escended the staircase, radiating
e still looked every bit the formidable leader,
stood and bo
lp
me was none other than
e never missed an opportunity to praise my genero
at you again? I swear, this time I'm going to put that brat in h
against his son, I decided t
ing a divor
I couldn't blame him. It was th
ed themselves before the Alpha and Luna when t
I'll also need the
spatched to notify Lu
ric and I waited in the tense silence of the living room
her reputation as a ruthless fighter was known to all. Her pa
distance, never bothering to hide her blatant disapproval. Yet, over the years, our relationshi
o leave t
the Luna's face before her usual co
" she asked, her tone la
open my mouth, Alp
logize to you today. Don'
me in the first place. He had even brought up
ed, firmly agreein
them a bitter
ns. This is the first time I'm asking you for something. Let
out the babies. After all, they were going to b
n't want children with me. With so much on t
s down, I took a s
anged a heavy look
s head before turning his
ed, referring to my adoptive fat
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