Killian Draven Lying to Hazel was never my plan, but I had to do it. Sooner or later, her brother would be dead anyway. It was better she came to terms with it now rather than holding onto false hope that would only bring her more pain in the end. But I hadn't been able to forget the way she'd reacted when I'd mentioned that she might be carrying my child. The pure horror in her eyes, the way she'd screamed that she didn't want anything to do with me. It had hurt more than I cared to admit that she hated me so much she couldn't even bear the thought of having my heir. I swung harder at the punching bag in the training grounds, my knuckles already raw and bleeding from the force of my hits. Other alphas were scattered around the yard, but no one dared come near me. They could all sense I

