ett

ears, I had no idea that sh

ate, but that pup was gone... taken away along with her. When

ed, a dark shadow falling over my vision. Five years. Cor

ssed the doorbell. With my heightened Alpha h

aning the floors before getting ready for bed-followed b

pup hopped off the couch. "Did Uncle Sterling forget something agai

he boy saw my face, his expression completely morphed.

ought Cora might look at me with icy indifference, or perhaps the vacant stare of a

at my son would be the one

ing with sudden tension. A split second later, h

lpha King, I had shown up at someone's doors

espect, my inner wolf purred

g a ridiculous wave of paternal satisfacti

ugh the wood. "Mommy, there's no one out th

e the hell did this little brat learn

led him. My ears twitched as I heard him bracing his small weight against the door, his vo

I heard her rushing footsteps, followed by the rustl

ied of rogues or intruders targeting her and her pup.

ered, though I heard every syllable

r panic. I could hear her erratic heartbeat a

g her teeth, she whispered fiercely, "Don't worry, little wo

fidently marched back to the entrance. I was just pulling back my

re boldly. He furrowed his brows, glaring up at me wi

p knew exactly who I was. I let out a cold laugh. "W

a beat. "For the last five years, it's just been my mommy

elmed by her son's fierce, heartbreaking loyalty. I stood frozen on the porch

't broken any pack laws. Whatever business you have with us, pleas

s he must have overheard. Coming from my own flesh and blood, t

rain my own pup to treat me with s

the edge. I shoved past the boy and

s landed on Cora, every single emotion I had buried over t

profound, soul-deep terror and an agony so raw it

e no see,

Theo darted to his mother's side. He grabbed her trembling hand

their backs, fully intending t

right

om my throat. Cora violently flin

p. Pushed to the brink of my rage, a bitter, dangerous laug