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My Choice

Author: Dawn to Dusk
last update publish date: 2026-11-10 23:19:24

Iris POV

The study door was closed, but Gideon's low voice carried clearly through it. I heard every word.

Rowan hadn't disappeared in the North. He'd left the northern road of his own accord. Someone had arranged a fresh horse for him in advance, and a few days ago, he'd shared a room with a woman at an inn near the border. Their mingled scents were still there.

I stood in the shadows, one hand against the cold stone wall. Neither Cassian nor Gideon knew I was listening.

Anger came first.

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  • Sorry Honey, Borrowed Your Uncle for an Heir   My Choice

    Iris POVThe study door was closed, but Gideon's low voice carried clearly through it. I heard every word.Rowan hadn't disappeared in the North. He'd left the northern road of his own accord. Someone had arranged a fresh horse for him in advance, and a few days ago, he'd shared a room with a woman at an inn near the border. Their mingled scents were still there.I stood in the shadows, one hand against the cold stone wall. Neither Cassian nor Gideon knew I was listening.Anger came first.For a month, I'd worried whether Rowan was alive. My father had nearly died looking for him. I'd lied about being pregnant to save my father, then begged Rowan's uncle for a child to preserve our alliance.I'd even slept with Cassian.And all that time, my husband, Blackthorn's rightful Alpha, had been enjoying himself with another woman while we searched for him.The anger soon gave way to something harder to bear: shame.I couldn't bring myself to open the door. Last night, I'd stood in that study

  • Sorry Honey, Borrowed Your Uncle for an Heir   Chapter 5 : The Trail

    Iris POVNot long after Helena left, I sat down at my desk and began a letter to my father.I crossed out the first line I had written and took a fresh sheet of paper.Nora stood beside me, grinding ink.“Luna, do you still want Ashborne to look for Alpha Rowan?”I looked up.“Yes.”Nora hesitated.“Your father was just injured because he went looking for him.”“And those Blackthorn soldiers didn’t even treat you like their Luna.”“If you hadn’t thought of saying you were pregnant, I don’t know how much longer they would have left your father out there.”I said nothing.“Lord Cassian has already postponed the verification. And now you have… another way.”She left the rest unsaid.Nora knew what had happened last night.I had told her everything after I came back.“He promised to protect Ashborne. And the child.”“Do we still need to ask Ashborne to keep looking for Alpha Rowan?”I lowered my eyes to the unfinished letter.“I know.”I lowered my pen to the page again.“But I really do

  • Sorry Honey, Borrowed Your Uncle for an Heir   Chapter 4 : His Name

    Iris POVWhen I returned to my rooms, Nora was still waiting in the outer chamber.She had followed me from Ashborne to Blackthorn and looked after me ever since.The candle on the table had burned more than halfway down.She stood as soon as she saw me.“Luna.”I closed the door.“Heat some water. And bring me the unscented soap.”Nora’s eyes rested on me for a moment.She asked nothing.“Yes, Luna.”I unclasped my cloak and handed it to her.I set the small jar of salve I had brought back with me on the table.“Anything I wore tonight that carries another wolf’s scent—get rid of it.”Nora looked at me once, then lowered her head.“Yes, Luna.”She took the cloak and went to prepare the water.I stayed in the bath for a long time.I washed until I could no longer detect even the faintest trace of Cassian’s scent on my skin or in my hair.Only then did I change into a clean nightgown.I slept deeply.The next morning, Nora brought the news before breakfast.“The Council has postponed t

  • Sorry Honey, Borrowed Your Uncle for an Heir   Chapter 3: The Wolf That Submitted

    Iris POV“Then take off your dress.”I stood still for two seconds.Only then did it truly sink in that Cassian had agreed.I had spent the entire night thinking about what I needed to do.I had never let myself think about what it would feel like to actually do it.I raised my hands and took off my cloak.Before leaving my room tonight, I had deliberately changed into a dress I could manage without a maid’s help.I draped the cloak over the back of the chair beside me.I undid the clasps of my dress one by one.The fabric slipped from my body.I removed the last piece of clothing.For a moment, I didn’t look up.Then I straightened, forcing myself to keep my hands at my sides instead of covering myself.Cassian was still standing behind the desk.His eyes were still on me.“Turn around.”I turned to face the cabinet against the wall beside the desk.Cassian finally moved.I heard him come around the desk.His footsteps stopped behind me.I kept myself from wondering what he would do

  • Sorry Honey, Borrowed Your Uncle for an Heir   Chapter 2: As Much as I Do

    Cassian POVI slammed the document the Council had just sent onto the desk.The Council’s seal was stamped across the first page.Contingency Heir Plan.The Council wanted me to name a contingency heir from one of Blackthorn’s collateral bloodlines.They hadn’t even confirmed whether Iris was pregnant yet. I left the line blank.“Prepare a report.”The attendant standing beside the desk looked up at once.“On every decision the Council has made in the past five years.”“Every decision that affected Blackthorn’s internal affairs.” I looked at the document on the desk. “Find the ones that exceeded their authority.”“Yes, Lord Cassian.”“Send it to the Council.”I paused.“Tell them I expect their answer in two days.”The attendant bowed his head in acknowledgment.On the surface, they had shown me enough respect.They had not touched Rowan’s Alpha title, and they had even placed the power to choose the backup heir in my hands.But I would not write down a single name.The name itself d

  • Sorry Honey, Borrowed Your Uncle for an Heir   Chapter 1: I Need a Child from You

    Iris Ashborne POVOn the seventh day of our marriage, my husband, Rowan Blackthorn, disappeared.Tonight, one month later, I wore the formal gown of Blackthorn’s Luna as I made my way to his uncle Cassian Blackthorn’s room.I needed a child. A child with Cassian. I lifted the hem of my dress beneath my cloak and followed the attendant through the corridor along the west side of the main house.A few hours ago, the Council had sent formal notice of a pregnancy verification.In three days, they would verify whether I was pregnant.I wasn’t.If the Council confirmed I had lied, they would strip me of my Luna title. Blackthorn could pull its military protection from my family, Ashborne, as well.With Rowan missing, our marriage was already barely holding together.Without an heir, we could lose what was left of it for good.And I already knew what that kind of loss could mean.A few days ago, word had come that Rowan might have been seen near our territory.Father had taken nearly every

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