ARIA
My heart pounds as I stare at Declan through my mask, his offer hanging in the air between us.
Join his pack. Give my children a home. Safety. Protection.
Everything I've been trying to build for them in the human world, he's offering to hand me on a silver platter.
But at what cost?
Kelly stirs uneasily in my mind, torn between the instinct to accept pack protection and the visceral need to run from the man who destroyed us.
I take a breath, forcing myself to think clearly.
The money he's offering would be substantial—enough to pay off my debts completely. Enough to thank Sarah and her family for everything they've done for us. Enough to secure a real future for my children in the human world, wherever we decide to go next.
And then there's Maya.
My chest tightens at the tho
