a P

joke that one day, I would b

rue. But that was also the year Felicity waltzed into

him, I was never a Luna; I was just a convenient cover,

ession. What did that mak

as supposed to claim and mark me-Corbett boarded a priv

pped in silence, waiting for a mate w

heavy curtains, the realization finally set i

litary path to understand that smashing your hea

of time, swallowed my pride, and kept waitin

years locked away in Silvergate. You ripped our mate bond to shreds and left my life in absolu

my chest where the phantom pain of his reject

s curse, ambushing me when my guard was down. Every single time

u have anoth

anded me a glass of warm milk, his demeanor far too calm fo

y too much of the world. It made my chest tighten wi

ft cheek. "Let Mom tell you a story

eyes fixed on mine. "But if you need to hear one,

n. My olde

it was Ian who risked his life to smuggle my pup out of t

ere," I murmured, finishing the milk and setting the empty glass on the nightstand. "Tomo

ession returned. He studied my face, as if trying to gauge t

of the Alpha King. But where Corbett's eyes were as cold an

st too gentle for this world. He was just a pup, yet his little wo

me. My past had stol

spark of childish joy lit up Theo's face. Smiling, I

h, letting his familiar, comforting sc