Running Away with Alpha's Baby Bump
“Not you. Not Ren. Not Azrael. I won’t pretend otherwise, and I won’t walk into it alone.”
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His hand came up over mine, firm, unyielding. “Then you won’t walk into it unprotected.”
“Good,” I whispered. “Because they’ll come harder once they realize I know the rules.”
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The blackthorn grove drank sound.
Branches twisted inward, thorns catching light and shadow alike. The air tasted metallic, sharp with anticipation. The estate’s hum faded here, not gone, just distant, like a heartbeat heard through water.
Perfect.