LOGINAnd 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
AmberAs the days slipped by like pages of a book I wasn’t quite ready to close, I noticed the shift in Ichika. Subtle at first—longer glances at me when she thought I wasn’t paying attention, the quiet hum of thoughts she didn’t say aloud. But I knew that look. The way she smiled when Ian was in th
“Oh, so this is about business now?” He snapped. “That alliance meant more to you than me? Is that all I am to you, Rayne? An obstacle? A liability?”“Reed—”“No, don’t ‘Reed’ me right now. You think I didn’t see the way you looked at her?”I frowned. “Tessa?”“Don’t say her name like I’m crazy,” he
RayneThe road stretched ahead like a vein through the forest, dim and endless. The Packlands were mostly quiet this time of night, just a few scattered lights in the distance and the whisper of wind slithering through the trees.I rolled the windows down.Maybe the cold air would sober me up.Maybe
By the time we reached the OR hallway, I’d already slipped on a sterile gown, tied my hair back, and was securing my gloves.My heart pounded—not from fear, but from focus.But then—I paused.Dead in my tracks.Right at the threshold of the OR.Because I smelled it.A scent I hadn’t encountered in







