Owen knelt beside his father and made the same praying gesture.His small hands clasped together as tears streamed down his soot-covered face.Mom.I don't want anyone else to be my mother anymore.I don't want any other family.Dad and I have already avenged all the wrongs you suffered.We burned the woman who hurt you, just like she burned Grandma.Please come back, okay?Owen misses you so much it hurts to breathe.But at that time, I was already far away in the Northern Snow Pack.I couldn't hear a single word of this father and son's desperate repentance.I was sitting in my cozy pastry shop, watching the falling snow through the window.The gentle white flakes reminded me to let go of the past and embrace the present.I told myself not to think about the old days anymore. I should start a new life here, for myself and for my mother's memory.I had used the precious gemstones I'd brought to buy this charming little shop in the heart of the pack territory. My days were simple but

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I looked with complete indifference at the travel-worn father and son before me.They looked like they hadn't slept in weeks. Kieran's usually pristine Alpha appearance was gone - his clothes wrinkled, his hair disheveled, dark circles under his bloodshot eyes. Owen looked even worse, his small frame trembling as he stood behind his father."Aria..." Kieran's voice cracked as he spoke my name.I felt nothing. Not even a flicker of the love I once felt for him."What are you doing here?"Kieran's eyes immediately reddened as he tried to step closer. "Aria, I'm sorry. I know I did wrong. Please forgive me. You're my true mate. I've already given Sera the punishment she deserved. Now that you're back, please don't leave again."I could smell the desperation rolling off him in waves. His Alpha pheromones were all wrong - weak, pleading, broken."The punishment she deserved?" I laughed bitterly. "What about the punishment you deserve?"Owen suddenly lunged forward, trying to grab my hand. "

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