Shattered Mate Bond のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

I was already moving toward the emergency call button beside Alpha Storm's bed when Jace's hand caught my wrist. His grip was weaker than it should have been, another sign of how badly the silver was affecting him. "Please," he said quietly. "Don't make a scene. The pack is already terrified about

"My responsibilities," I repeated thoughtfully. "Like being the kind of Alpha this pack deserves? Like protecting the people who depend on me instead of letting them down?" "Yes." "Like admitting when I've made mistakes and trying to fix them?" Her thumb stopped its soothing motion against my

"My responsibilities," I repeated thoughtfully. "Like being the kind of Alpha this pack deserves? Like protecting the people who depend on me instead of letting them down?" "Yes." "Like admitting when I've made mistakes and trying to fix them?" Her thumb stopped its soothing motion against my

For a moment, I thought she might retreat behind that professional mask again, might deflect with talk of pack alliances and political necessity. Instead, she was quiet for a long time, studying my face as if trying to read something written there in a language she'd forgotten. "Because," she said

They were the actions of someone who'd learned hard lessons about sacrifice and humility. Someone who'd grown beyond the selfish boy who'd once thrown away something precious because it didn't fit his preconceived notions of what strength looked like. But were they enough? *Could they ever be en