eye of one of the helpers Victor had insisted on assigning to him. Returning to Seacrest, she knew this peace would be short-lived. She knew that coming back here would bring back many memo

efore her, tall and imposing, dressed elegantly. He had a confident smile and a look that seemed to weigh every detail of her

lpha of the Vaux-Noirs pack. » His smile widened, and he added in a soft voice: "I have heard man

although she felt her discomfort growing. The years had passed,

d, holding out her hand, which he sho

her gaze. "It is said that you are an exceptional healer, that even the

that hid her distrust. "These a

carefully. "I don't want to sound too blunt, but

ce in Ryker and Luna's lives was a subject that she herself had not yet had the courage to openly address. But

entionally putting a barrier between them, altho

You know, an Alpha like me... could take care of them like they were my own. And i

d similar promises from Victor, at a time when she still believed everything would be okay between t

she would have preferred to end this conversation. "But my

uch a subtle refusal to be conceived. "I understand, of course. But know that I am here, if you

ooking at her. Turning her head slightly, she saw Victor, not far away, observing the scene with an expression she knew to

had been jealous, or at least since he had expressed something so obvious. For a moment, she wondered how he felt seei

ng smile, royally ignoring Victor's presence. "But know that my doors

e at her side and turned to see Victor approaching. Her dark gaze betrayed her i

oice full of restrained anger. "W

nocence. "He just wanted to know me. An

explode. She knew he didn't like seeing other Alphas approach her, but s

ffer support, Olivia. He seeks to

he times she had expected Victor to behave like a real husband, a real fat

or. This sort of thing doesn't

ent to make against him. She was right, and he knew it. At that precise moment, he understood that she had

nning towards them. The little boy grabbed Olivia's

as talking to you earlier?

gertips through his hair. "It's just a man who ca

he had missed a big part of their childhood, and the way Ryker spoke about this othe

crouched down in front of him, "being Alpha isn't j

significance of his father's words. Olivia felt her heart sink as she watched Victor try to get close

ut also a flame that she had not seen in a long time. He suddenly seemed ready t

ned away from Victor, leading him away from hi