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ingers gently brushing the top of Felix's

y-Felix's eyes were fille

idea. He kept holding him all t

lly checked the child seat, spe

s sick for a while, right? He's recovered no

, adjusting his tone t

family. I was thinking. maybe she could

head to glance at my expr

n. If you or Felix feel unco

d blandly. "If you want

o understanding... Mating with you

ightly taken aback, bu

he expect

d to know why another Omega and her c

as the

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lked quietly to the backseat and

lpha House, Foster quickl

ing off to-to make arrangements

't say a word. I didn't e

concern

n the corner of the couch, his favo

lank, as if he had sunk completel

and gently pulled

filled with a strength I'd never had be

is ears twitched slightl

ough his soft hair, my fingertips brushing

chest, but I forced

aving thi

d slightly. Then, fina

ice was barely audible, like the

, my gaze tende

rtless pack. Leaving the one

better. Ideally. we'll nev

s if trying to make s

we going?

ed him

will laugh at you, wher

t truly bel

or a moment, th

in his eyes-like a spark finally reigni

ed with emotion, "I. I hate him. I d

kissed his damp ch

e to. He doesn

eaned in quietly for a while before pu

t going to grab a to

ed into the bottom drawer an

red in cartoon stickers, wrapped in brightl

ed it tightly to h

Mommy, you're not al

ightly and a

our treasure? Why ar

ered his head and opened the

den, he tore the e

living room-each tear like a wound splitting open, eac

ned, froze

attered across the floor di

handwriting-all do

trust, his love, and his beli

e accident: I l

went. She didn't answer

for the first time and said he

: Daddy visits us in the

eally loves

wants to

ve him too. Dad

ident: I got discharg

my fake eye and called

ther pups to

d said they didn't want

ly closet and cri

y. Mommy and

t: The doctor gave me a s

er kids wouldn't l

ack and told him

y eye with

mons don't

I couldn't hol

ed on the pages of his innocent,

to my arms and broke down

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ver let you b

en a l