Reed
She had no right. No right to come back. No right to still hold power over us after everything.
And now?
Now there was a child.
A living, breathing extension of Rayne and Amber's bond. The very thing I fought so fucking hard to destroy.
Everyone knew how possessive Alphas were about their pups.
Everyone.
It was coded into their DNA, their instincts, their blood.
An Alpha couldn’t walk away from their kid. It didn’t matter if they hated the mother. The second they scented their pup, it was over.
They were tied to them for life.
And now Amber had that power.
I couldn’t let that happen.
Not now.
Not ever.
Not as long as I was breathing.
I had to pull myself together.
I had to.
Even as my whole body screamed and my soul felt like it was bleeding out at my feet, I forced a smile. Forced my breathing to slow. Forced the tight, ugly emotions slamming against my ribs to stay buried where Rayne couldn’t see.
You have to protect what’s yours, I reminded myself.
Even if it killed me.
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