Chapter 25.

Rune.

I told Zarah off after her absurd suggestion, but I couldn't help but think about it. I curled up in my bed, thinking about the possibility of succeeding at seducing him and birthing his heir. Would I really then be untouchable by him and everyone in the pack? Would I have the power to demand the release of my family? To be with them and make sure they live their lives as normally as possible? I sighed and turned.

The problem was I couldn’t pull it off. Sure, there was a time or two we’d gotten close, and I felt aroused by him, his scent, his body. There was no way he felt the same. Asides from saving me– which I know he had only done out of duty to the bond we shared– there was no telling if he was affected by me in any way or form. His scowls were proof that he cared for me as much as Rachael cared for me. There was also the sickening feeling of deceiving him.

I sighed and turned my neck to my open window, staring at the half-moon and stars-stained sky. There weren't as many