My Sweetest Revenge: Sleeping with the Alpha King
She just watched.
"Why are you looking at Mommy like that, shadow?" I asked, trying to sound cheerful as I brushed my hair.
"It's loud," Nyx whispered.
I froze, the brush stopping mid-air. "What's loud, honey?"
"The heart," she said, walking over and placing her tiny, cold hand over my heart—right where the pact was etched. "It’s not thumping. It’s... singing. But it’s a sad song."
I pulled her into a hug, her small body the only thing that felt 'right' in this distorted new reality. "It's just a secret song, Nyx. Our secret. You can't tell Daddy, okay? It would make him very, very sad."