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