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
After the Storm Grace's POV The surgical team wheeled Alpha Storm back into the room six hours after they'd taken him away, and the sight of him made my heart clench with sympathy. He looked diminished, somehow smaller than the commanding presence I remembered, his face pale and drawn beneath th
Difficult Conversations Grace's POV I stared at my phone for a long moment, cursor blinking in the text field as I tried to find the right words. Grandfather needed to know what was happening—not just with Alpha Storm's medical crisis, but with the emotional complications that were becoming hard
*I'm saying I love him. Still. Again. I don't know if there's a difference anymore.* The pause was long enough that I wondered if Grandfather had put his phone down entirely. When he finally responded, his message was characteristically direct: *Are you certain this isn't just crisis bonding? Prox
"Was," I said, emphasizing the past tense. "People can change, Jace. I'm living proof of that." He looked at me then, really looked at me, and I saw the moment he understood what I was saying. Not just that people could change, but that I was beginning to believe he had changed. That maybe, just m







