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Erin’s POVI had no idea how long I’d been locked in here anymore. At first, I’d screamed and begged for Carlos or anyone to let me out. I had banged on the door until my hands bled, but I’d given that up long ago.I tried counting the days, but that became impossible when the only way I could tell time had passed was by the small tray of food that came through the door once a day.At least, I thought it was once a day.There were no windows or clocks in the warehouse. Nothing except an old bed in the corner, a toilet behind a half-broken wall, and boxes that looked like they hadn’t been touched in years.Carlos hadn’t come.Neither had Mum or Dad.No one had.I tried my best not to think of them because every time I did, my chest would begin to ache, and I’d be standing right back there in front of them, begging for them to help me while they all chose…Carlos.I couldn’t let myself keep reliving that or any of it. I had to hold on.‘Someone’s coming,’ Blue said inside my head. She w

Erin’s POVSunlight kissed my cheek. I squeezed my eyes closed tighter.I wasn’t cold anymore.I breathed in the sweet smell of wildflowers, and clean air overtook me.I wasn’t cold anymore!I sat up in a hurry, my eyes flying open. It was too bright. I squinted, trying to make my eyes focus.I wasn’t in the warehouse anymore. That was clear. But it didn’t make sense. The last thing I remembered was Julia being there and then going to sleep.My eyes began to unblur. A beautiful green field filled with wildflowers stretched out in front of me.My hands moved to my stomach.My heart stopped. “No, goddess, please, no.”Slowly, looking down, my bump was gone, and I was no longer in the same old tattered clothes I’d been in for months.“No.”Rage burned through me.I couldn’t breathe.My heart felt like it was being torn into a million pieces.“Baby!”I got to my feet, almost tripping over the long white dress I was wearing.What the fuck was happening?Where was he?I started walking fast

Carlos’s POVMatt hadn’t said a word since I drove away from the forest, leaving Erin behind.Good.I was sick of hearing his shit.He’d get over it.I walked into the pack house, pulling my wet jacket off as I went. Everything was finished now.Erin was gone.That thing was gone.The problem that had been hanging over me for months was finally dealt with.I didn’t need to keep thinking about doctors whispering or pack members looking at her stomach like it was some fucking curse.Silver Moon had a real heir now.A healthy one.“Carlos.”I looked up.Matt growled.Julia was coming towards me from the sitting room, holding the baby against her chest.My son.Strong.Healthy.And normal.Exactly what an Alpha’s son was supposed to be!Julia stopped in front of me, holding the baby against her chest. Her eyes moved over my wet clothes before coming back to my face.“Is it done?”I knew exactly what she meant.“Yes.”“Erin?”“Gone.”Matt growled louder inside me.Julia let out a breath, he

Carlos’s POVI couldn’t take my eyes off it. The whole room around me was now deadly silent. Burnt into my arm was a wolf’s head.A black wolf’s head.The skin around it was red and raised, but the mark itself was so dark it looked like it had always been there, hidden beneath my skin, waiting for the right moment to show itself.Julia stepped closer, her eyes locked on the mark. “What is it?” Her lip turned up in disgust.I couldn’t answer her.Whispers started to spread through the room.“What does it mean?”“Is that because of Luna Erin?”“Did the priest do that?”“Enough!” I roared.The whispers died, but every pair of eyes was still fixed on my arm.I could see it in their eyes. They believed the priest. I couldn’t let them do that. Erin was gone, and she wasn’t coming back. That was her choice, not mine.Goddess, even with her and that thing gone, they were still finding ways to make my life hell.“It means nothing.” I pulled my sleeve down, covering the mark. “It is nothing mor

Erin’s POVEverything around me was black.Was I dead?I turned slowly, trying to work it out. Images started flashing around me. Me lying in the mud, screaming for my baby.The rain.The cold.The pain.“No, please, no.”My heart began to race as golden eyes crept towards me.I stayed there frozen, my body trembling. More eyes appeared behind them until they surrounded me in the darkness.I tried to move, but the ground held me in place.“Stay away from me.” I begged, my voice cracking.The golden eyes kept coming closer.My hands flew to my stomach.I froze.No.My hands frantically moved across my stomach, searching. Something was wrong. Where my bump had been was now flat.I looked down, and blood covered the front of my dress.“No.”A scream tore from somewhere in the darkness.My scream.Everything around me flashed as panic ripped through me.I could see myself back in the mud with my hands between my legs, begging my baby to stay with me.“Please, don’t leave me. Please.”My e