Mated in the Hatred of Alpha King
He understood, every bone in his body understood, and that made the betrayal cut deeper.
Nicholas’s wolf growled low in his throat, a sound that made the walls quiver. His hands clenched, unclenched, shook violently, and all I could do was stand there, trembling, holding onto the children, feeling the lie coil tighter around my lungs.
“Why?” he demanded, voice barely human now. “Why would you do this to me? To them?”
My throat tightened, and I forced myself to meet his gaze.
“Because I love them more than I ever loved you,” I said, voice raw. “Because I can’t let you hurt them, not even by accident. Not even… because of me.”
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