"You did what you had to do."
"Did I? Or did I risk everything because I couldn't accept any path that didn't end with me winning?" I felt tears building. "Marcus tells me I'm reckless. Katherine says I take too many risks. You never say it, but I know you think it too."
"I think you're brave. I think you do what needs doing, consequences be damned." He touched my face gently. "I also think you're exhausted, traumatized, and probably experiencing some postpartum complications on top of everything else."
"Is this the part where you tell me to rest?"
"This is the part where I tell you it's okay to not be okay. You conquered death, built a school, reformed pack hierarchy, survived a war, gave birth prematurely, and then portaled through space while bleeding out to save me." He kissed my f
