117. Javier
I stood at the door not sure what to do after I walked and held the door handle ready to walk out and…
“Daddy?" Laura called, stopping me in my tracks.
I turned, meeting her wary gaze.
"Do you… do you still love Athena?" She asked, her voice barely above a whisper.
The question hit me like a blow, and for a moment, I froze, unsure how to answer. Athena and I shared a mate bond and that wasn't something I could just erase. Even if I didn't want to, many are the times I found myself thinking about and missing her.
"W-why are you asking that?" I stammered, masking my initial reaction with a forced laugh. "Of course not. Who would love a barren, scentless, and pathetic, parentless omega?"
The lie burned my tongue, but I pushed through, stepping back toward the bed so as to
