I had barely made it inside when his voice reached me through the heavy oak door—broken, desperate, completely shattered."Aria, please! I know I'm a fool and I don't deserve mercy from you, but please hear me out. Please, just let me explain everything."His words were punctuated by something I'd never heard from him before—the sound of Damon Reed, the powerful Alpha, sobbing like his world was ending. Which, I supposed, it was."I can't control my tears anymore," he continued, his voice muffled against the door. "I haven't been able to stop crying since I realized what I'd lost. What I threw away. Aria, please—I'm begging you. Just five minutes. That's all I ask."Part of me wanted to ignore him, to let him suffer outside while I focused on my treatment tomorrow. But another part—the part that had once loved him more than life itself—couldn't bear to hear him break down so completely.Against my better judgment, I handed my twins to my mother and walked back to the door.When I open
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