Rejected And Disowned Now Claimed By Four Ruthless Alphas
His heart beats fiercely against my cheek, his breaths harsh and unsteady.
“We had no choice,” he whispers gently, his voice thick with grief but unwavering. “They gave us none.”
“I know,” I manage softly, leaning heavily into his embrace, barely able to keep my eyes open. “It doesn’t make it easier, though.”
Maddox, Dagen, and Vane shift slowly back into human form, their battered, weary bodies reflecting the exhaustion I feel so deeply. Maddox kneels beside us, his hand gently touching my shoulder, the fierce protectiveness and grief mirrored in his gaze. “It’s over now. You did what had to be done.”