MasukOur 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
Recognition Jace's POV I woke to the soft gray light of early dawn filtering through the hospital windows, my body heavy with the residual effects of pain medication and emotional exhaustion. For a moment, I couldn't remember where I was or why every muscle ached like I'd been hit by a freight tr
Coming Home Grace's POV The moment my arms wrapped around Jace as he crumbled, something inside my chest shifted—a piece of me that had been misaligned for three years suddenly clicking back into place. His shoulders shook against me, raw grief and terror spilling out of him in waves, and all I c
"But what if—" "No," she said firmly, cutting off my spiraling fear. "No what-ifs. He's alive, Jace. He made it through surgery, and Dr. Martinez said his vitals are stable. Focus on that." I nodded, trying to absorb her certainty, her absolute refusal to consider the worst-case scenario. Around
For a moment, I thought she might retreat behind that professional mask again, might deflect with talk of pack alliances and political necessity. Instead, she was quiet for a long time, studying my face as if trying to read something written there in a language she'd forgotten. "Because," she said







