THE WILD ROSE
she continued, “and it stayed broken long after yours healed. You were granted the mercy of your true mate. I did not have that comfort.”
Callan held her gaze, memories pressing in despite himself. He had loved her once with the reckless intensity of youth, before duty and destiny had settled into place. He did not regret his Luna, not for a single breath, but he had not imagined ever seeing Vega again.
“I am not here for myself,” Vega said, tightening her hold on the child. “I am here for her.”
Callan’s eyes dropped to the infant.
“Is she yours?”
“No,” Vega answered, and this time tears gathered at the edges of her lashes. “She is an innocent, and she must live.”
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