The moment the plane took off, that father and son no longer existed in my world.
I watched the ground disappear beneath me and felt something lift from my chest that I hadn't even realized was there.
For the first time in over a year, I could breathe freely.
No more walking on eggshells. No more second-guessing every word. No more pretending that love could survive this level of betrayal.
They were my past now. Nothing more.
Meanwhile, hundreds of miles below, Kieran and Owen were carefully helping Sera walk through the healing center corridors.
She leaned heavily on Kieran's arm, playing up her injuries for maximum sympathy.
Sera covered her slap-marked cheek with delicate fingers and forced a trembling smile.
"Thank goodness I have you two with me. I really don't know what I would have done otherwise."
"You're both so kind to me, especially after what your mate did."
"I'm just a poor Omega with no family. You're all I have in this world."
Her voice was perfectly calibrated - vulnera
