LOGINOur daughter—because we had a daughter—settled against Mandy's chest, her cries quieting as she felt her mother's heartbeat. Felt safe. Felt loved. "Does she have a name?" Dr. Chen asked gently as she finished the delivery. Mandy and I looked at each other. We'd debated names for months, never q
Shattered Mate Bond: Book 3 - Tyler and Mandy ** Arrival** Tyler pov Four months later. I woke to Mandy gasping beside me, her hand clutching her very pregnant belly. "Tyler." Her voice was tight with pain. "Tyler, wake up. I think—I think it's time." I was awake instantly, my heart racin
"They'll be kind regardless," I assured her. "Baby, they're being raised by you. By us. By a pack that values omegas properly. Whatever their designation—they'll be loved. Supported. Protected." "I know." She smiled. "I just—I want them to be happy. To never know the fear and shame I grew up with.
Shattered Mate Bond: Book 3 - Tyler and Mandy **New Beginning** Tyler pov One week after Thomas's execution. Seven days of Mandy sleeping through the night without nightmares. Seven days of her smile reaching her eyes again. Seven days of watching her hand rest on her growing belly with joy i
"That's not—I'm not delusional!" Thomas's composure was cracking completely. "Mandy, tell them! Tell them you remember what we had! Tell them—" "I remember you breaking me," Mandy said quietly. "I remember spending two years in therapy trying to believe I was worth something after you convinced me
Shattered Mate Bond: Book 3 - Tyler and Mandy ** Justice** Tyler pov The Council chamber was packed. Seven Council members sat in elevated positions at the front. Alpha Aiden and Luna Sera represented Silvercrest Pack. Morrison Pack had sent their Alpha—a cold-faced man who looked like he'd r
They were the actions of someone who'd learned hard lessons about sacrifice and humility. Someone who'd grown beyond the selfish boy who'd once thrown away something precious because it didn't fit his preconceived notions of what strength looked like. But were they enough? *Could they ever be en
Crisis Point Jace's POV The monitor's piercing alarm shattered the quiet intimacy of our conversation like a gunshot in a cathedral. The steady beeping that had been the soundtrack of my vigil for the past day suddenly became a frantic, irregular screech that made my blood turn to ice. Dad's
"My responsibilities," I repeated thoughtfully. "Like being the kind of Alpha this pack deserves? Like protecting the people who depend on me instead of letting them down?" "Yes." "Like admitting when I've made mistakes and trying to fix them?" Her thumb stopped its soothing motion against my
The touch of her palm against my cheek was warm, grounding, achingly familiar. For just a moment, I let myself lean into that contact, drawing strength from the woman who'd once been my everything and might—maybe—be willing to be something to me again. "I can't lose him," I whispered, the admissio







