SOFIA. I knew I shouldn’t have come unannounced, but my eagerness to see Darvin awake with my own eyes made me forget that he was now mated and might need privacy. But I was glad he and Celeste didn’t make a big fuss about it. Celeste had been wonderful — just as wonderful as she was last night. I still couldn’t help remembering how I stayed frozen for most of the time while Darvin was having an attack, while Celeste was in full action. It felt like I was witnessing something straight out of a movie—something I never thought I would get to experience. I was scared. Terrified. I thought that was it. I didn’t even get to say my goodbyes to Darvin and Titan. That was why I left what I was doing and rushed to see him the moment I found out he woke up. Glenn told me last night that he sent the thing that Titan vomited to be checked. He was under the impression that it was the same clotting he saw in Titan’s body. And we were all hopeful, that, like a tumor, having it out of Titan’s body

SOFIA. Dominic and I walked out of the billiard room hand in hand to the receiving hall. Nadia and Alpha Riley had arrived, and Darvin and Celeste were still upstairs, but they would be heading down as Dominic had already sent Darvin a message. "Nadia!" I exclaimed as Dominic let go of my hand, and I rushed to where Nadia was. Riley removed his hand from Nadia’s waist and moved to the side to give me space, greeting Dominic as we approached. I gave Nadia a side hug and a kiss on her cheek before my attention went to the little Alpha in her arms. "Oh, Zachary, aren’t you a cute little thing? Oh, so lovely! You look like Mommy!" I ran my fingers along his tummy, causing him to flinch as he stared at me, but he was not smiling at all. Riley cleared his throat before he spoke a bit loudly for me to hear. "Is there something wrong with Sofia’s eyes?" Nadia and I both chuckled softly. I was just trying to annoy him when I said baby Zach looked like Nadia when he didn’t. The only thing

SOFIA. After many hours in the bar in the neutral city, we finally decided to call it a night. Although it was hard to get a shifter drunk, I ended up a bit tipsy from all the drinks Dominic had me try, but I wasn’t complaining. If there was anyone I could rely on when I got drunk, it would be my mate. So I just let him enjoy giving me my first bar experience because I sure did enjoy it. We were dancing on our own, but later on, some female humans began to dance with us. And Dominic, being the gentleman that he was, let go of me and let me dance with them. But he made sure no males were around us while we danced. And the moment I mindlinked him and told him I missed him, he was immediately beside me. He pulled me away from the crowd, and danced with me to my heart’s content. This was one of the things my siblings were so scared to let me enjoy, and although I threw tantrums for every ‘no’ that Darvin gave me in the past, I was glad it happened because I got to share my first moment

DARVIN. I didn’t know standing in between Lucas and Dominic to wait for our Lunas would make me emotional. I had prepared myself to give away my sisters when the time came; in fact, I was looking forward to it as I wanted to make sure they would be in good hands before everything else went down. But never did I imagine that I would be sharing this moment with them. It felt surreal. When Dad took his life, I vowed to myself that Katarina and Sofia would always come first. Despite the fact that every Alpha around me was searching for their mates, I took my time, not prioritizing finding my mate at all—even before I discovered I had an acresia. Because I wanted my sisters to be in a better place before I could settle down. So having to stand here with these men, whom I knew would do everything to make them happy and secure, was too overwhelming, knowing it was exactly what I was willing to do for Celeste. My heart warmed the moment I saw Celeste walking with my sisters beside her. S

Seven Years after the Union DARVIN. "Cassidy! Where are you? You’ll be late for school…" I raised my voice slightly as I pretended to look for her, knowing that she was hiding behind the couch with one foot sticking out. Small giggles filled the air before her sweet voice reached my ears as she spoke. "Find me, Daddy!" "I’ve searched the whole house. I can’t find you. You’re getting better at hiding…" I winked at Celeste, who walked in with Cassidy’s backpack and handed it to Gamma Hayden. "I’m here!" She jumped out from the back of the couch, and both Celeste and I acted surprised at her presence, making her giggle loudly as she ran toward me. In seconds, I caught her in my arms and swung her around. "Daddy! No!" She laughed and squirmed as my fingers holding her dug a little deeper into her skin, tickling her just enough for her to laugh. "Ready for school?" I asked her after I kissed her cheek and let her stand on her feet. "But I want you to drive me to school." She poute