My father's message was still on the screen.[In three days, I will personally come to welcome you and Leo back to the capital.]I replied "Okay" and set the phone on the nightstand.On the living room wall, every promised family day was crossed out in red.Downstairs, dinner still sat on the table.Several candles had burned to the end. Wax had dripped onto the tablecloth and hardened into small white marks.Damian always had a reason for breaking his promises.Chloe had a nightmare and needed him.Chloe's wolf was out of control. As Alpha, he couldn't abandon a pack member.Every time he left, I would call and urge him to come back.This time, I didn't.When he first held my hand and swore, he said that once Chloe successfully conceived an heir, he would end his duty to his dead brother's widow and hold the Mark ceremony with me."Once she's pregnant, we can put this whole thing behind us."He kissed my forehead then, his tone certain."After that, I'll only be your Mate."I believed
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