a's

crouched beside Thalia and gathered her carefully into hi

to be scared of," he remarked with a gentleness he

own her pale cheeks. "Please, Dominic, hurry up and tak

the baby." His lips touched he

rough my chest as I wa

ounded rough. "There was barely any

fore I could finish, and fu

e. "After three years in the Nocturne Pack, I expected you to understand what y

her! You have

alia because she's a warrior and you're a wolfless Omega. Your resentment drove you to

to say wouldn't g

ht up the

at was all he

ad happened. Three years later, he was deciding I

" I whispered, so quietly that I might

er through the door wit

ed up waiting for him un

nt Pack's territory as damp

se and wrapped my arms around them. My ey

s no sig

phone

e appeared o

t like having my hear

ng her pregnant belly with his free hand. The soft hospital light fell

at had ever bee

er given

some sleep, Kiera. He's staying here toni

ngers while I kept re

would honor our bond, the one my

back on

rdly feel my legs. Once inside, I wen

during the three y

e dress looked lovely, but the foolish happiness on my face was hard to bear. Besi

ll smile as proof that he loved

e bond-dissolution agreem

e I left the Crescent P

me along, or he might decide being bound to me was a mistake. To make t

s believed my worst fears

spered to myself. "You

ived at the

d floor, I foun

c was sitting by her bed, gently of

rtable together that

d me waiting i

e more?" he a

toward him. "You've spent the whole ni

got plenty

ve still got pack stuff t

lied. "Right now, you a

lf with a breath, I

e he did. Fear immediat

hand to her chest and gripped his sleeve with

he turned my way. "What do you

eep my tone even. "There's

bond-dissolution agreement

Then he looked down at the doc

d," I responded. "Let Thalia be your Luna. S

end things. Dominic hasn't stopped caring about you... I'm the one who

egan easing hers

shoulders and guided her back before he faced me with a deeper scowl. "This isn't

t me cold, and whatever hope I'd

ng my chin to look him in the eye. "Leaving y

ng. "You want this over, huh? All right. You'll get your wis

ed to surface, I blinked unsteadily a