INICIAR SESIÓNI laughed bitterly. "It wasn't. He married me because of the mate bond and because it looked good politically. He never wanted me. He always wanted someone else."I moved the compress again, my hands steady despite the tears burning in my eyes."I did everything for him. I ran his pack. I managed hi
Slowly, I set down the mortar and moved closer, my movements slow and deliberate."May I touch you?" I asked.He blinked, clearly startled by the question. "What?""Physical contact can help ground you," I explained. "It reminds your body that you're here, in this room, not back on the battlefield.
Chapter 21TESSA’S POVThe door clicked shut behind me, and the room fell into a heavy, expectant silence.The man on the bed didn't turn. He sat with his back to me, his shoulders a rigid line of tension, his head bowed like a soldier awaiting execution. The curtains were drawn tight, casting long
Chapter 20TESSA’S POVThe next morning, I dressed up and Elena had drivers take me to my new work post.My third brother’s hospital.The clinic was nothing like the gleaming, impersonal hospitals I'd visited yesterday.It was smaller, yes. More modest.But it felt more exquisite.There was just som
Chapter 19TESSA’S POVBy the time Jaden came home, my mood had considerably improved.My heart was full as I found him in his study.He stood by the window, with his back to me. He seemed to be on the phone handling business.And for yet another moment, I found myself in awe of the sheer power my f
He raised an eyebrow. "You'd be surprised."I was escorted out again.---The third hospital was the worst.The interviewer was a woman named Dr. Harrow, and she didn't even bother to hide her contempt."A wolfless Omega," she said, studying me like I was a lab specimen. "How... unexpected. What mad







