Genesis
Echo looks at me once more, his eyes pleading, and I look away, ashamed that I put him in this position, that my actions had caused this.
"I'm sorry, Alpha. I know she's your daughter, but I just couldn't stay away, no matter how much I tried. It's like she crawled inside my head and took up residence. It was wrong, and I'm sorry." Cree looks over to me, his gaze lingering, and then to Marco, his expression thoughtful, before placing his attention back on Echo.
"You're right, it was very wrong to make Genesis jealous, and my daughter didn't deserve to be a pawn in your little game, but—"