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dly watching her daughter as

proud as she was of her girl, she couldn't help but worry for her safety. She didn

after Mia was born on that moonless night. Stella allow

the labor room, struggling to

was long a

ow dark the night had been as

en cleaned up, the delivery nurse had pointed her and Ja

clear h

at it meant so Alpha Jayden orde

She had an aura that always made Stella uneasy

ng child. After they did, she requested they handed over the chi

old woman and she was

othed, "I will never hurt your child." The woman

e was a girl as well but she died in my womb j

Stella could still hear

isty but she blin

it for anyone." She finished with her hands outstretched for the child

walked outside in the darkness, holding up the child in th

ance, watching her intent

rom her, afraid the child must have caught a col

d Stella was beyond relieved to see h

ess say?" Alpha Jayden

he other good," Ehe said. "Which

pha Jayden was quic

child," Ehe announced with a toothless

iling fondly at their child for

from their child. "because of her light, she would attract a da

lled bot

her mouth in a bid to

e her?" Alpha Jayden ask

kness," Ehe said, emotionlessly

d as tears welled up in her eyes. She

vert this?" The Alph

rotect her fro

date, that was what

life first before

was soon halted by on

eturned from his meeting and h

ayed, his hea

him with a wav

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a Ja

the life of him understand how quickly things

e security of both packs and at the same time strengthen them to fight whateve

bly give his only

u called

tracks when she beheld h

's wr

motionally down even if she couldn't share his pain through the mate bond anym

ded having to tell her how he had fail

as certain that in a few minutes,

and they locked gazes.

her sooner or later. Although he wishe

Mia,

d for the r

th Mia?" She pan

the Crystal Moon Pack. A marriage alliance." He gulped and quickly averted his gaze,

tely the calm b

bout?!" She ticked, rising to he

e ground would do him