wallow past the tigh

recogni

onged to. My father was already locked in conflict with the Alpha of the Black

things would finally change. Maybe Valentin would stop p

lone made my

ven meet Vennen face-to-face because he kept insisting I was lying. Yet at the same ti

s couldn't

e pushed the trunk open wider and le

while my eyes scanned the cramped car, searching for anything I c

ice. "I'm not leaving a woman

down and picked

take my baby," I blurted ou

sed look, almost like he couldn'

our child away," he said.

ed while staring at

ble house tonight while

for me to st

. We'll return for

n't m

bbed one of my bags himself. He tossed in a container of formula

pend another night freezing

ifted towa

really t

y climbed out of the vehicle. Before shutt

on," h

sports car looked completely out of place beside the old station. Everything about it screamed money. I

eat inside before awkwardly r

how this thing st

im a sma

r..." His voice trailed off as he l

" I said

ore carefully taki

rying to work around the cramped space. Once I finished and

s around him before buckling myself in beside him. After

ough the vents. He adjusted the heat higher before

Alpha has the same eyes. The only other p

looked

attention bac

ossible to mistake. Vennen had inher

never

I asked while tryi

ha of the Blac

e mirror immediately, stud

tbeat j

een right

you brought a stranger int

ht. I'll speak w

glanced at me again

wer, my stomach le

ulled at

ke that

sment. I quickly placed the pacifier i

me?" he asked a

me

t's not a common name. Which pack do y

pack," I answered without g

at answer with

se it the moment I got close to you." He briefly glanc

filled the car, and my stomach tightened painfully. It had been weeks since I last

of habit, but Marius stopped

r money,"

ithout even asking what I wanted, cho

he asked while looking

ennen before q

sit up

econd, uncertai

won't hurt you," he sa

tion, I climbed into

e first time. There was no mate mark on

he cup holders before handing m

ile it'

tation, switched on the light ins

id softly. "Yo

as I opened the

reezing?"

an answer, he rais

the cold wasn't what made my

alone nearly broke me. The moment I took a bite of the burger, emoti

swallowed hard before

ed incr

I realized Marius had been watch

red before taking a s

mily?" he asked

Vennen slept peacefully. "He's my on

fore asking, "Did your pack cast you

around the cup. Then I lowered

was just strong enough to handle it after my father died. The pack still stood

yed q

I was an Alpha's daughter who had

he meal passe

. Not long after that, I started noticing that we were far away from the station now. None

rever, the car finally slowed in front of a huge modern house w

feeling alright?" he asked. "Did

y head im

t weak or uncomfortable whenever th

ompletel

ange," he mutt

efore I looked back at him. "Are you sure I ca

aying here tonight. You can use

pha?" I aske

ered with a shrug. "He won't even know you're here u

y against my chest, I climbed out. Marius grabbed the bag, tossed it over his shou

he stepped aside and motio

e house, Marius switched on

that they practically glowed. A huge staircase curved upward toward the higher floors, elegant enough to belong inside a luxury hotel rather than a private

was the territory of the Black Blood Pack. The richest pac

hile gesturing for me to