The Omega's Alpha Twin Mate

through the trees outside, carrying the scent of damp earth and moss, but the most distinct scent was theirs-

to remind herself to stay calm. She couldn't let them b

alled out into the night, her voice steady despite

, his tall figure imposing even in the dim light of the forest. His amber eyes gleamed in th

w and familiar, yet strained. "We're

ion unreadable. "We don't want to fight

them, thrumming beneath her skin, pulling at her. It made her heart ache with longing, with an emptiness s

ry. "You don't get to understand me. You don't

didn't mean to hurt you," he said quietly, his voice almost a whisper

But she had heard this before. The promises. The assurances. They had told her they would protec

st forgive you for abandoning me? For branding me like some kind of posse

The air between them crackled with tension, a storm re

rt you. We didn't understand. We were blind to the truth. But we've realized our

ade her feel weaker, more vulnerable. The bond, the undeniable connection between them-it was a curs

," she said, her voice icy with r

nse. "You don't have to do this alone. We

faster. "I don't want your help. I neve

The bond pulsed again, louder this time, a constant reminder of

g with the force of her anger. "You don't get to come back and pretend like eve

s hanging in the air like an unspoken truth. Ember's chest tightened, her

g his words. "We can never undo the damage we caused. But we can try t

ut, to let him pull her into his arms and forget everything that had happened. But the m

oice shaking despite her best efforts to rema

ain. "We don't want you to forget. We just want

edge her pain, to admit they had wronged her. But even now, as the bond surged between them, it didn'

k," Ember said, her voice firm

you to return to the pack. We're asking you to trust us again. To giv

plea was a reminder of what they had once been, of what they could be. The bond be

n they had caused, drowned out the pull o

u again," she said, her voice l

We understand, Ember. But we're not giving up on you

idn't want their pity. She didn't want their

voice growing louder, more desperate. "I don't ne

been through. She wanted them to understand, to see her for who she was

id, her voice softer this time, full of quiet

ssing between them. They didn't speak, but Ember could feel th

, his voice steady, full of promise. "But we

Ember refused to give in. She wouldn't let it

sn't sure what the future held, or whether she could ever truly forgive them, but for the first time, s