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Chapter 46
Chapter 46 DANE Impossible .
Everything about this was fucking impossible .
Her hand was on my cheek , slender and soft but strong .
What did I want from her ? What did I want ? I had made the engagement with Evelyn official because she was pregnant with my child .
But Aurora was already the mother of my children .
Two of them .
By that logic , I should be engaged to her .
Except Aurora and I couldnt work .
There had been too many lies , too much betrayal .
She might not be a Reed by blood , but she was still one of them .
The things shed done , both on that night eight years ago and just barely , when she worked with Esther Reed to get Evelyn to catch me making love to her while I was drugged with Nights Truth , proved that .
I was still waiting for the recording Esther gave me to be analyzed .
But it was too far fetched that it might be a fake .
There was no way .
But until I truly knew … Chapter 46 2/5 I released my grip on Auroras wrist and broke away from her .
My hand left an angry red mark , and she opened and closed her palm a few times .
I clenched my teeth .
I hadnt meant to hurt her .
I always forgot that not having a wolf made her more delicate .
Well ? she said .
I had no answer , so I said , I dont want anything from you, Aurora .
I only want my children .
Then I turned and walked away .
Maybe she could bring down the Council on me .
Maybe even the full might of the High Alpine Pack .
With Holden Coleridge as a friend … or more … she might be able to bring Fall Line down on us , too .
Those two packs combined might destroy us .
But like her , I couldnt let my children go .
Not now that I knew I had them .noveldrama
When I had thrown that Plan B box at her years ago and refused to get her pregnant , Id been a different man .
Younger , angrier , more broken .
Shed been different , as well .
If she wasnt constantly trying to destroy me … might I give us another chance ? Fuck .
I went to the infirmary , where the pack healers had my A Chapter 46 grandfather and Piper under twenty four hour surveillance .
I sat in the chair between their beds .
For a long time , I just listened to the monitors beep with the beats of their hearts .
They were all the family I had in the world .
3/5 I was the Alpha .
I had hundreds of wolves who answered to me .
Who relied on me .
But sometimes I felt so fucking alone .
I remembered my grandfathers words from the night I walked in on him having a nightmare .
I wont sacrifice him … not my grandson … he doesnt need it … not that kind of power … It felt more and more likely that his words were tangled up in everything Aurora and I were doing .
The shadows , the book , the Reeds .
Why would have to sacrifice me ? I asked my grandfathers unconscious form .
What do you know about this power , and why didnt you tell me before ? Of course , he didnt answer .
His heart just kept beating , slow but steady .
Shh ! My ears sharpened at the sound of the whisper .
I didnt look around .
I knew who it was .
Your mother and I told you to find Mrs.
Jamison , my voice Chapter 46 was a scolding growl .
Tristans blond head poked out from behind the foot of my grandfathers bed .
A second later , his sisters did , too .
4/5 What are you two doing here ? I was so tired , and while there .
were children in the pack , I never dealt with them directly .
When I told them to obey , they generally did .
These two were different .
Challenging .
Like their mother .
Tristan came all the way out from behind the bed , set his feet , and folded his arms across his chest .
You and Mommy were yelling at each other .
I just came here to tell you not to yell at her again ! Seraphina came out more slowly and put a hand on her brothers shoulder .
Tristan , look .
Hes sad , though .
I dont care , the boy said stubbornly .
Ill fight him .
His sister sighed heavily .
I had a brief vision of these two , far in the future .
Nothing that felt as real and powerful as the time Id seen their faces before I met them .
Just something … parental .
The two of them , as adults , still arguing like this .
I hadnt known these two existed days ago , but now … what I wouldnt give to see them grow up and become the leaders and fighters I suddenly knew they would .
Chapter 46 Its a serious thing to challenge an Alpha , I told the boy .
He glared at me .
Im serious .
I nodded gravely .
I can tell .
5/5 Why are you sad ? Seraphina said abruptly .
She stood on her tiptoes to get a better look at who was in the beds .
Is it because Piper and this man are sick ? Yes .
I said .
Piper is my sister , and this man is my grandfather .
That means hes our grandpa , too ! Seraphina whispered , her eyes going wide .
And Piper is our … um … Aunt , I said .
Tristans eyes went wide , and he relaxed his stance to stand on tiptoes and look at them , too .
He seemed to have forgotten his anger .
Do we have more family ? No.
I cleared my throat .
Just these two .
I could tell them about my parents .
What Broken Forest … and their mother… had done .
If I got the twins on my side , maybe they would choose me .