Se connecter“Yes.” I said yes without any hesitation. Why? Because I had thought about this for a long time — for the longest time possible. And deep down, I already knew what my answer was. Yes. Yes, yes, yes.There was nothing else in my mind except the fact that I wanted to marry him and give my kids a stable future. A lot had already been lost in the past six months, and I did not want to lose anything more again.And so, I said yes. The word felt heavy and light at the same time, as if it carried the weight of everything we had lost and everything we were trying to build again.Cassius stood in front of me, frozen, as if he hadn't expected the answer to come so easily. His fingers were still wrapped loosely around mine, but now his grip tightened slightly, as though he needed to feel that I was real, that this moment was not slipping away from him."You… said yes?" he asked quietly, his voice rough, almost unsure.I nodded once. "Yes."For a moment, neither of us spoke. I could see the emoti
What the fuck is happening? Why is everyone disturbing my time with my wife? Or soon-to-be wife? And what was she about to tell me? That itself set immediate panic in me.Does she not want to marry me? Is Alessio back in her life? Is she going to take the kids away? Oh my God… did I not propose properly? Maybe I should have made my point stronger.Every one of these questions came cascading into my head, making me feel even more nervous. But since it was Jackson — my beta — calling me, I ran back to him."This better be important," I murmured before heading into the office.The elders wanted to finish the meeting. Sitting back in my chair, I forced myself to settle down and continue the discussion. It was about the new pack rules and about accepting new members — questioning whether they were rogues or not.My blood boiled every single time my kids and my mate were referred to that way, but I still tried to control myself for the betterment of the pack. These oldies did not need to di
After Kane and Selena had fallen asleep, and when Cassius was nowhere to be seen, I went back to my room and began to think about what he had proposed.I weighed out my pros and cons, listing them like a teenager deciding whether she should get her favorite makeup or not. It almost felt amusing to debate with myself like that, but at the same time, it was also a very big fight within me.I wanted to marry for love. And the fact was — Cassius loved me. But I couldn't reciprocate the same kind of love and affection for him, and that made me very sad.Cassius loved our kids. He loved Kane and Selena, and he was willing to go to any length for them. This — this proposal — was what he was willing to do for them.So, while weighing the pros and cons, I finally focused on the one thing that mattered the most — Kane and Selena. Their happiness, their safety, their health, and their well-being were the most important things to me. Nothing else mattered, not even my own happiness or my wish to
His words stirred something in me. I wanted to marry him, in spite of whatever had transpired between us, but I was still not able to get myself to do it. Why? Maybe it was because of the fact that he doesn't love me, or the fact that he has fallen out of love and he's doing all of this out of duty. I don't know what it was, but it just didn't feel right to simply marry him.But his proposal was just perfect. We needed this protection. And however self-righteous I was, and whatever self-respect I carried, it did not matter more than what my kids mattered to me. It did not matter more than their safety, their innocence, and their childhood.If we could give them — take away half of their fears and give them double the happiness they're experiencing now — I think I would be the luckiest mother in the world. Maybe we would be the luckiest parents in the world."Let me think this through and get back to you," I said to Cassius and walked out of his room.This room — it reminded me of a lo
Standing outside the room where my kids slept and finally seeing a smile break out on my mate’s face made me realise something. It is high time I rein control over everything. And wh=ith that announce them and make sure they are secure even without me. Today, my pack judges my mate and my kids, but that has to change. And it will. When she becomes my wife and my mate.Tucking Sienna in her bed, I stared at her serene face like I used to always and went back to my own chambers. Tomorrow is the big day.The morning came late or maybe I was restless to even give into sleep. I called for my beta, Jackson, to call on Sienna to my chambers. I could communicate with Jackson on mindlink but not with her and my kids. Even that would change.Sienna walked in following Jackson who nodded once at me and left. She took in my room, her eyes roaming around, looking at each and everything carefully, before she found a chair by the window and sat on it."What is wrong, Cassius?" she asked.I sat in fr
Selena fell asleep faster than I expected.One minute she was shifting slightly, adjusting her position beside Kane, and the next her breathing slowed into that steady rhythm that only came when exhaustion finally caught up. Her hand rested lightly against the blanket between them, not gripping, not tense—just there, like she needed to feel his presence even in sleep.Kane stayed awake a little longer.I could tell by the way his breathing didn’t fully settle. His eyes stayed half open, watching Selena for a moment before drifting toward me.“You should sleep,” I whispered.He shook his head faintly.“Not yet,” he muttered.That stubbornness was still there.Good.That meant he hadn’t shut down completely.I adjusted the blanket near his shoulder, careful not to brush the injured arm. Even the smallest movements still made him tense slightly before relaxing again.“Does it hurt more now?” I asked quietly.He hesitated before answering.“A little,” he admitted.That honesty mattered.Mo
Two things have been bothering me ever since I left her house.First — she didn’t let me inside.Not into her living room. Not even past the threshold. Just the backyard. Just the open grass and fading light. Not her home. Not the space where she and the kids live their real life.Second — somethin
“What are you doing here?” Sienna asked me once we moved out of the park. She wasn’t loud but there was a bite in her tone.“Me? I came here to play with the kids. We were here for an hour before
I stared at the well-built wolf in front of me.He stood with the easy authority of someone who did not need to announce his rank. Broad shoulders. Controlled stance. Calm eyes that are measured before reacting. If I kn
Something in me broke the moment she left me standing at the corner of the street. Maybe everything broke in me. Realisation came crashing down on me that I couldn’t bear to stand on my own two feet. Tears clouded my vision and my wolf screamed to be let out.I couldn’t. Not here. Not where my kids







