MasukAnd now…He was pregnant with a baby girl.She was due in a couple of months.And honestly?I had never seen Reed so happy in my entire life.Ever since his pregnancy was confirmed, he had been absolutely glowing.It was adorable.Sometimes I had to stop myself from laughing when he excitedly ramble
Amber But my family wasn’t the only blessing that had come from the past year.There were so many other joys to reminisce about.Like Reed.Just remembering everything he had gone through made my chest tighten.Reed had survived the treatment.Even now, it still felt incredible to say that.He had
AmberOne year laterThe last twelve months had been the craziest but best that I had ever had. That was the only way to put it because though there were bad times, there were a lot of miracles as well.A lot of miracles.When I thought about everything that had happened over the past year, my chest
AmberI whined in sheer frustration, my hips bucking upward to try and force him in. "Rayne, please!"He did it a few more times, a low chuckle vibrating in his throat as he watched me writhe. The teasing only heightened my arousal to a fever pitch; every time our organs brushed, little jolts of sta
AmberThe air in the room was thick, heavy with the cloying, sweet scent of my rising heat and the dark, musky undertone of Rayne’s Alpha pheromones. My heart was a frantic drum against my ribs as Rayne led me toward the bed, his grip on me firm yet possessing a reverent gentleness. When my knees fi
I rolled my eyes, but a smile tugged at my lips.We sat down to eat, the conversation flowing easily between us. It was the kind of relaxed, comfortable chatter that only came with safety and trust—little jokes, small observations, random stories from the day.It wasn’t until halfway through dinner
My entire body went still.“That day at Brittany’s party,” he continued, turning toward me. His eyes were empty. “I drugged your fucking drink, Amber. It was me. I slipped heat inducers into it so you would go into heat and I could be the one to claim you.”My breath hitched violently, a choked soun
AmberWhat the hell was Reed doing here?!The question didn’t just ring in my head. It screamed, tearing through every coherent thought I had left. For a heartbeat, my lungs forgot how to breathe. My body forgot how to move. All I could do was stare at him—Reed—standing there as casually as if he we
Amber My throat tightened, and my eyes burned with the tears I had been trying so hard to keep down. They welled up anyway, blurring Erlan’s face into a smear of colors and false tenderness when he finally pulled away.“I’m not yours,” I whispered, voice splintering. “I was never yours, so why don’
Reed’s eyes widened, fury flaring.“All you had to do was be a decent person,” I continued, heat rising in my chest. “And you could have been happy. Being born a Beta and into such a decent family, you had so much more than I ever could’ve imagined. You had everything I wanted and more. But you thre







