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
ReedHe took another step.I twitched back, too late.“You got one thing right.” His voice was venom.“I would sully my hands. I would burn the world to the ground and trample on the ashes just to protect my mate—”He was in front of me now, towering. His body buzzed with power, muscles tight, tremb
Amber The bartender came back a few minutes later with another round. He grinned and said, “Try this one. Sex on the Beach. House specialty.”I hesitated. “Is it alcoholic?”“It tastes like a beach vacation,” he said, winking.It did taste like vacation. I couldn’t taste the alcohol at all.One gla
Because then—she looked at me.Amber.Our eyes locked across the courtroom, and the pain that bloomed in my chest was sudden and searing. She didn’t look at me with hatred. Not exactly. Just… quiet devastation. Like someone who’d been let down one too many times and didn’t have the strength to rage
ReedI didn’t think.I just moved.The moment he said it—you’re dead to me—something broke open inside me. Something ugly. Something sharp.I scrambled to my feet, wild with grief, dizzy with rage and disbelief. My hand shot toward the desk at the center of the room, my fingers curling around the ne







