I looked with complete indifference at the travel-worn father and son before me.
They looked like they hadn't slept in weeks. Kieran's usually pristine Alpha appearance was gone - his clothes wrinkled, his hair disheveled, dark circles under his bloodshot eyes. Owen looked even worse, his small frame trembling as he stood behind his father.
"Aria..." Kieran's voice cracked as he spoke my name.
I felt nothing. Not even a flicker of the love I once felt for him.
"What are you doing here?"
Kieran's eyes immediately reddened as he tried to step closer. "Aria, I'm sorry. I know I did wrong. Please forgive me. You're my true mate. I've already given Sera the punishment she deserved. Now that you're back, please don't leave again."
I could smell the desperation rolling off him in waves. His Alpha pheromones were all wrong - weak, pleading, broken.
"The punishment she deserved?" I laughed bitterly. "What about the punishment you deserve?"
Owen suddenly lunged forward, trying to grab my hand. "
