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Chapter 13

Author: N.O Darling
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-29 01:35:57

** Ryder’s POV **

I’m a father. There’s no doubt about it. This boy is mine. A good mix of me and his mother.

The boy runs to me like I’m some kind of long-lost hero. I’m not. I’m the bad guy in this scenario. The selfish villain that left his mother alone and pregnant so I could live a life without her.

It doesn’t matter that I did it with the best intentions for her, because it turns out it was the worst thing I could have done.

My son wraps his tiny arms around my legs. He has no fear. Something deep within him knows I am his sire. That we are pack.

My wolf hums with pride under my skin, but there’s a sadness there, too. A mourning for everything we have missed in our son’s life.

There’s so much I need to say. So much I should tell him, but I can’t form the words. I can only marvel at this tiny human that I helped create.

He is perfect.

I place a hand on his head, the only affection my stunned body is capable of right now.

I can barely breathe as emotion threa
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Renee Cameron
Omg I need more
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Ress Amah
I was itching for more angst. Let them battle for a while but I love this angle as well. Can’t wait for the next one
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