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ounger child. He hugged his father shyly an

le.His words implied that I, the bad wom

he looked at Calvin with confusion. Then sh

want candy

e of candy. Before I could pick her up to go up

r my brothe

I only let her have one piece every day. To he

ndy to Rowan so easily. She had never b

She thought he wanted candy to

angrily. "I don't want candy

r. "Rhys! That's very rude. When your sister

ooked at Alexis and then at

you,

. She took her whole jar of

id with a smile. She really liked th

He held the candy jar and

irt and said, "Brother,

e. He seemed shy

always had to say "Mommy" before she could get candy. She didn't und

im to me. She pointed to the candy,

ed. After waiting for a while,

it for many years. My eyes filled with tears. I had to look up to

smiled

gs between the grown-ups and her brothers.

ng at me and thinking. if he called me "Mommy," would he get a jar of candy too? Rowan took a candy from t

o Rhys and said, "Brot

head gently and said, "Rowan, you should eat your own cand

oth boys always got the

She watched as Calvin

y said sorr

ys looked very uncomfortable. He spoke

ling you a bad wom

e kept looking at me. He hoped I would h

arms. I could see that this ma

in's

ly, staring at Evelyn without mo

y heart ached mor

ng out "Mom". His voice was weak and shaky. It seemed

him,"Don't worry. Mom will be here whe

time, she was really here. Only, I didn'

er mentioned her, but I k

Rhys kept all his longing buried deep insid

girl tightly, as if rea

ns, yet seemed filled with a

at Alexis, his eye

and offered him candy; he re

omething, but said nothing and lowere

nized t

that little girl more? Does s

too.Was that child h

new family? Did she aba

ected me, I never got

of mate was considered wrong, particularly for on

edly pressured m

r mate will make other packs look down o

d her. When he finally spoke, his words were measured. "She's not suitable to be

poke of worth and alliance, but nev

, no one thought she

for her at

ent, with golden hair and emera

showed an Omega's typical

ldn't confirm if she was my fated mat

ply, yet I dare

a wolfless Omega was considere

be cold and ke

mother bro

r. She has good bloodlines, capabili

rather than let Evelyn face the pa

ove out of the Packhouse i

life with the twins, but I ne

d me and le

ing everywhere, investigating everywher

ut any explanation, as if my sons and

d she be

us, even for a secon

n't

brave, quiet, and understanding. They

o let her just

my voice slightly tremblin