The Alpha’s Obsession with the Rejected Mate
I say, looking away from his face and heaving a sigh.
Aeron's jaw tightens, and I feel the subtle shift in his body beneath me. But he still says nothing–a restraint that allows me to continue.
"She escaped after some months," I say. "She and some others. They ran together, always hunted, and always looking over their shoulders."
I swallow lightly, my gaze drifting for a moment before returning to his steady eyes.
"She was already pregnant before she fled," I add. "But during the escape...she lost the baby."