POV: Felicia
The room felt painfully quiet.
Six pairs of eyes stared at her.
Waiting.
Watching.
Expecting an answer.
Felicia couldn’t breathe.
Kira’s innocent question continued echoing inside her head.
Is Markus our daddy?
The words hit harder than anything Markus had said earlier.
Harder than seeing him again.
Harder than feeling the mate bond awaken.
Because this wasn’t about her anymore.
This was about her children.
The six little lives she had spent five years protecting.
The six children who trusted her completely.
The six children who deserved answers.
And for the first time, Felicia realized she wasn’t ready to give them.
Not yet.
Her mouth opened.
Then closed.
Nothing came out.
She didn’t know what to say.
She didn’t know how to explain that the man who help
