로그인And just like that, Alice and Benjamin’s journey has come to an end! 🥹❤️Before we say goodbye to these characters, I want to take a moment to thank every single reader who stayed with them until the very last chapter.Thank you for reading, supporting, and being part of their journey. Whether you showed your love through comments, five-star reviews, gems, coin gifts, or simply by unlocking and reading each chapter, please know that I appreciate every single one of you from the bottom of my heart. Nothing went unnoticed, and every bit of your support meant so much to me.Thank you for laughing with these characters, crying with them, cheering them on, and giving them a place in your hearts. Your encouragement kept me going, and I'm truly grateful that you chose to spend your reading time with my story.Now that the book is complete, I would also be incredibly grateful if you could spare a moment to rate it. Your ratings will help more readers discover Alice and Benjamin's story, and i
ALICE'S POVLuna Kane had one important mission for her first birthday.Destroy the cake.She'd spent the whole morning trying to eat the decorations. She sat in Benjamin's arms, glaring at the pink-and-white cake like a wolf about to hunt."Don't let her near it until everyone's here," I warned. "She's your daughter, so distract her."Benjamin eyed her fingers, already stretching toward the frosting. "I think she's picked her target. What am I supposed to distract her with?""Your face usually works."He drew back, offended. "You wound me, Alice.""Good. You'll survive."He leaned over and kissed me, catching the corner of my lips just as I tried to dodge. Luna protested at once, slapping his chest with her little palm, then grabbing his nose. I gripped the counter to stay upright. She had an opinion about everything and no respect for anybody's personal space."Happy birthday, little wolf," I whispered, kissing her soft cheek. "A year ago, I was lying in a clinic bed watching your d
ALICE'S POVBringing Luna home should have been simple. I had pictured walking through our front door with Benjamin beside me while Lucian ran ahead and our daughter stayed warm against my chest.I never expected the big welcome waiting for us.Blue Moon had covered the entrance with silver ribbons and pale blue flowers. A banner hung over the door with careful painted letters that said WELCOME HOME, LUNA. Someone had added a smaller line underneath that said AND HER VERY TIRED MOTHER.I stopped on the path and said, "Who wrote that? I want to talk to them once I can bend again."Benjamin tried not to smile. "I'm guessing it was Callum. I'll tell him you want a word."Lucian stood at the entrance with his hands behind his back like a little official greeting important guests. "Welcome home, Mom. Welcome home, Luna."Inside the house the sitting room was full of flowers, wrapped gifts, and enough food to feed the whole pack for a month. The smell of roast chicken, fresh bread, and cinn
BENJAMIN'S POVI held our daughter carefully, the same way I would hold anything that mattered more than my own life. Morwen had wrapped her in a soft white blanket, and she looked small and pink with her face all scrunched up like she was already complaining. One dark piece of hair lay flat on her head. I have stood in front of armed rogues without feeling fear, but when this tiny girl looked at me, every word I had planned to say just left my mind."Benjamin?" Morwen asked while she checked the monitor next to Alice's bed. "How are you doing?""I don't know," I said. "I thought I would know what to say. I spent months thinking about this moment and planning every single thing I wanted to tell her the first time she looked at me. Now she is looking at me and I cannot remember any of it."I swallowed slowly because I was afraid even that small movement might bother her. Her little hand still held onto my finger with a grip that felt too strong for someone so small, and my chest felt t
ALICE'S POVI woke up before the alarm because pain was already tight across the lower part of my belly. For a few seconds I just lay still with one hand on my stomach under the blankets. Benjamin was sleeping next to me with his arm across the place where I usually rested against him. The sharp pain faded after a little while, but a heavy pressure stayed in my back. We had been through this before with false alarms and nights that started and stopped, so I had promised myself I would not rush us to the clinic over every small pain.Then I moved, and the sheet under me was wet."Benjamin," I said. My voice sounded calmer than I felt.He woke up right away and lifted his head from the pillow."My water broke."All the sleep left his face at once. He sat up so fast that the blanket got tangled around his legs. He looked down at the bed and then back at me. He started to ask a question but could not finish it."I'm in labor," I told him, holding onto his arm as another strong pain start
BENJAMIN'S POVThe baby was coming.At least that was the first thought that hit me the second Alice stopped talking in the middle of her sentence.She had been telling me why Lucian's drawing needed a second moon when her fingers suddenly closed tight around the edge of the kitchen table. The color left her face. She took a careful breath in through her nose, like she was trying not to make any noise.I was next to her before I even finished asking the question. "What is it?""Nothing. Just a tightening." She rubbed the curve of her belly. "It's happened a few times today. Benjamin, don't look at me like that.""A few times? What do you mean? Are you in pain?" My wolf started pacing hard under my skin."Not exactly." She pressed her hand against her lower back. "It's starting to ease up. Morwen said to call her if they got regular or if they got painful.""Then we're calling her from the clinic. Get the hospital bag. Right now."I ran up the stairs two at a time, yanked open the ward
ALICE’S POVThe Blue Moon Festival was Lucian’s idea of heaven and my four-year plan of endurance.He’d been talking about it for weeks—the lanterns, the fireworks, the honey cakes from the booth near the stage. When he’d asked, he’d pressed both hands together like he was praying, eyes wide, and I
ALICE’S POVThe days that followed had a rhythm I didn’t trust.Benjamin came every morning. He actually sat at the table — something I still hadn’t gotten used to — and ate whatever I put in front of him. He returned every evening and stayed until Lucian’s eyes drifted shut.Four mornings in a row
ALICE’S POVBy the time I walked into the hospital room, I had composed myself completely. My face was set.Lucian was awake, sitting up in bed. His face brightened the moment he saw me."Mommy. You came back.""I came back." I lifted him into my arms. He smelled like baby shampoo, antiseptic, and
Alice’s POV"What?""Is this your new plan? To trap me again?" Benjamin’s voice dripped with contempt. "Did you run out of tricks, Alice? Is faking our son’s terminal illness really the best you could come up with?"I couldn’t breathe. The hospital hallway seemed to close in around me, the walls pr







