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doing here?" I as

I wanted that man gone. I didn't want him here. He made his choice when he

im?" Alpha Jackso

urse,

from my cheek. "And my mom always showed me pi

r. He was her fated mate, who lied to her. He promised to mark her, but

back at

mbled quietly. "I hope that

d I stopped to ta

tinued quietly. "Pl

n my life. She was the one who loved me the most. She was the one who always took

ned her arms around me. "I will always be here for yo

ng my eyes on t

dy was comp

was gone and she wo

cry. I wanted my mom to come to hug me. I wanted my mom to call

aned my head on

I heard a

a few feet away. A woman with an ugly

me, and I had the

ne," I said as I l

ome privacy, please?" Luna M

d before I could say that

lked toward her parents. Her mom pulled her into a hug

possible anymo

Madeline," my father said,

wanted to slap that fa

s. "You made your choice 15 years ago. My mom

he woman next to him. He took

was

honey," my father said. "She wanted m

heart raced. What the h

to stop my voice from shaking. "You haven't been tak

n't want it. I had two jobs. I would manage somehow. I would sell my house, pay off

Maddie, but..." my father

ternly. "It's not Maddie

woman who was standing next to him spoke

have sworn that I heard

idn't want that man to

d, keeping his eyes on me. "Madel

breath and rel

wanted to do was go back home and curl into my mom's bed. I wanted to breathe in her soothing scent while it was

few days and I was so tired of it. I wa

her said. "You are having some financial

d to help me. The expression on her face told me that she

asked, looking b

th and looked at th

mate," he said, ma

left my mom and me and took t

t you will have time to get used to it," my father said, l

I interru

asn't leaving my pack! I wasn't moving an

ep breath and looke

d. "You can't stay here anymore. I know I screwed up 15 y

asn't beat

me to go

o

eakin

him. I was going to find a

him. I didn'

to be okay