LOGINIn the end, it was Sienna who convinced me.
Not Rowan. Not logic. Not reason.
Sienna.
We spent two days arguing about it. Two days discussing every possible risk, every possible outcome, every possible disaster. By the time we finally agreed, the list of conditions bordered on insanity. The meeting would take place inside the
Nobody spoke after Damien asked the question. The entire clearing seemed to freeze in that single moment, as though everyone was afraid that even the smallest movement would disturb something important. Even the wind had gone strangely quiet. Kane stood completely still in front of Sophie and the baby, while Selena pressed herself against Sienna’s side, trying to see over everyone’s shoulders. The little girl in Sophie’s arms remained completely focused on Kane, her tiny fingers opening and closing repeatedly as she reached toward him.It was almost as though she recognized him. As though somewhere deep inside that tiny heart, she already knew who he was. Sophie watched the little boy carefully before speaking, her voice soft and patient because she understood the weight of the question they had placed on his shoulders."Kane?"
The house felt strangely quiet knowing they were leaving, not empty, but simply quieter in a way that made everyone notice the absence before it even happened. The last few weeks had slowly become a routine none of us expected to create. Damien and Sophie stayed near the borders while the doctors continued monitoring the baby every day. Rowan arrived and disappeared with his endless theories, Jackson remained suspicious of everything, and Hugo somehow remained even more suspicious than before. Life continued moving forward, but somewhere in the middle of all that chaos, the little girl had quietly become part of our everyday conversations. Nobody planned it, nobody encouraged it, and yet she became someone we all looked after.Kane asked about her every morning without fail, and Selena constantly questioned whether the baby had finally opened her eyes. Sienna continued sending food to Sophie despite knowin
For the first time in what felt like months, peace settled over the pack house. Not the complete kind, not the kind that came with the certainty that everything was finally over, but the fragile kind that appeared after a storm had passed. The skies might have cleared, but everyone was still waiting for the next lightning strike, unsure if the calm would last or if another disaster was waiting just beyond the horizon.Sophie and Damien remained inside the clinic wing for the first few days after the birth. Doctor Marianne refused to let them leave until she was completely satisfied with both mother and child, and surprisingly, neither of them argued. In fact, Damien seemed almost unwilling to move more than a few feet away from the baby. Every report I received sounded almost identical. Sophie was sleeping, the baby was feeding, Damien was staring at the baby, then checking if she was breathing, and then returning to staring again. Apparently, fatherhood had managed to destroy whateve
The moment Kane entered the delivery room, something changed. I felt it before I understood it. The doctors felt it. The healers felt it. Even the vampires, who had spent centuries witnessing impossible things, seemed to notice. The panic that had filled the room did not disappear completely, but it softened. The frantic movements slowed. The desperation in the air eased. It was as though everyone had been drowning in fear and suddenly found something steady to hold onto.And somehow, that scared me more.Because Kane shouldn't have been here.He was six years old. This was a room filled with pain, blood, fear, and uncertainty. This was not where a child belonged. Especially not my child. Not a child who already carried something none of us understood.I immediately moved toward him and knelt in front of him. "Kane." His eyes met mine. The tears had stopped, but I could still see the pain in his expression. The same pain that had dragged him out of bed, the same pain that had brought
The hallway outside the delivery room was filled with a silence unlike anything I had ever experienced. Not peaceful silence. Not comfortable silence. The kind of silence that came from people waiting for something completely beyond their control. The kind filled with nervous breathing, restless movements, and terrified glances toward a closed door. Since Kane had entered the room, something impossible had happened. The panic that had consumed Sophie seemed to ease. The doctors stopped arguing. The healers stopped questioning. The entire room somehow settled around my son’s presence. Nobody understood it. Nobody knew how to explain it. At this point, I wasn't sure anyone cared about explanations anymore. We just wanted everyone alive.Selena sat curled against my side on one of the wooden benches, her tiny head resting against my shoulder while I gently ran my hand through her hair. The poor thing had cried herself into exhaustion. Every few minutes, she would lift her sleepy eyes tow
The house had transformed into complete chaos. Doctors moved quickly through the halls. Nurses carried supplies from one room to another. Warriors stood outside despite having no real purpose there except to protect Damien from his own panic. The moment Sophie's labor began, every carefully built wall of calm disappeared. Even the vampire doctors who had been monitoring her for weeks looked tense. Their expressions remained professional, but their movements gave away the truth. This pregnancy had always been different. Dangerous. Precious. Fragile. Nobody knew if the curse would awaken. Nobody knew if the baby would survive. Nobody knew what Kane's connection to her truly meant. We only knew one thing.The baby was coming.Now.Inside the delivery room, Sophie held onto my hand so tightly I was sure my fingers would be bruised afterward. I didn't care. Pain twisted across her beautiful face with every contraction. Sweat dampened her hair. Her breathing became uneven. Damien stood besi
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
“He is their father.” Austin’s voice made me freeze. I turned to look at him. “He is right?”“What?”“I see the way you two are. The Mate bond comes to life when you stand beside him. And Kane resembles him in every possible way.” As if I didn’t know that.“What difference does it make?” I asked Au
I agreed to one day. Just one. It should have felt simple. Instead, it felt like the beginning of an ending. But the joy and relief on Alessio’s face was invaluable. I stood in my bedroom staring at the half-open wardrobe, my fingers hovering over neatly fold







