IA'S
here, unable to breathe as Dam
etter mother to her
inside me with a soft, wounded whine. My heart didn't just hurt. It c
pered. "Damien, what do you mean by t
than an inconvenient noise. He placed a hand on Tiffa
toward the vil
t like being stabbed in the chest. My wolf's fur raised i
n, louder "Look at me.
e looked down at Ashley, smoothing her hair, the way he never d
hley leaned into her like she wa
eone dependable. Someone who is actually present. Someone w
told me to! You said the family valued ambition
wave. "You're always busy. Alway
. "I'm her mother, Damien.
y here?" he shot back, fina
inst my chest with the force of dominance, de
a soothing ha
Sophia didn't mean to cause trouble
e petted his arm like she tamed
red my question. What do you mean Ashley needs someone dependable once
amien's silence was
id down my spine.
breath as if bore
y Stonewall Vil
idened. "
full-time," he continued
. "Where is Ms. Dale
luntly. "Tiffany w
out asking me? She's my - she's our daughter!
said flatly. "This arrangemen
ing violently now. "This arrangement
o offer another sickeningly sweet li
oser, breath
any. I swear to the G
ng out as if to comfort me, "I'm not trying to rep
before thought
appe
. Tiffany's head snapped to the
the first time, her mask slipped. She wasn'
r, shielding Tiffany with her tiny arms
illed with tears. "You're a bad mom
. Bad mom. The word
by, listen-" I
way. It was hard enou
don't even love me! A
Tiffany s
ffany tightly, glaring at me with hurt and
was protective and something inside me shattered so d
ooked like the perfect little fam
fitting an
part of it.
ver a
ng my wolf. She lowered herself inside my
hing I sacrificed would ever be enough for this man or t
he sight. I couldn't breathe near them
o the pack hous
ement with shaking hands. The ink I had written ear
y. Child support. All o
crossed out the ent
l custody to Damien Jacob. No visi
s something inside me howled in gr
ifeless, like someone
and on my stomach. My wolf whispered weakl
red to the life barely forming inside
ut on my coat. I grabbed my bag. I walked out o
o terminate the pregnancy. to sever every remaining tie
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