hat do you mean you won't tell them I'm thei

old me to abort them," Emma say

p longing to make things right. "I was young and stupid, Emma. I didn't

here and expect everything to go back to normal

ver it takes. But please, don't keep them from me.

softening slightly. "We'll see

gh my veins. "I'll do everything in

, the tension between us pa

work. We hav

e start making plans

ul as I remember, with a fire in her eyes that I admire. I know I have a l

take a break. Emma goes to rest, a

they're like, what they look like. I think

ady to face it. I'll do whatever it takes to be a

oor open. I turn to see Esmeralda wal

d to talk," she s

conversation is lon

ff, her hands on her hips. "I know all abo

g to calm her dow

e getting married in five months, and you're still pin

ng to reason with her. "Es

her eyes flashing. "I saw the way you lo

ache coming on. "Esme, I care ab

ng. "You're telling me. You're still in lo

but she's having none

I deserve better than a man who still loves

r ready to walk out on me but that

hin me, and I feel my anger boiling over. I take

ashing with anger. "You're forgetting yourself.

est glimmer of fear in their depths. She

you're going to marry me?" she rep

id, enough," I growl. "You'll not question my decisi

tries to push back. "Or what

n that, Esme. I'll dissolve our engagement, and I'll make sur

, she's silent. I can see the fe

her, my voice cold. "I'm your Alph

n out of her. For now, she'll comply. But I kno

egret. I miss her, I realize. I miss her spark, her fire, her unwave

knowing I have to focus on the ta

ce breaks the silence. "Gabe, we think

at as I turn to fac

e've got a source that suggests they're being held

ing with plans. "Let's gea

rt heavy with regret. I know I have to make things right bet

but I don't look back. I know I'll have to face her aga

into the unknown, ready to