Phil's POV
"I have a proposition for you?" I looked down at her, wondering who better to bear my heir than the mate who rejected me.
"I would gladly do anything for you, Phil. Don't ever doubt that." She muttered slowly, I wouldn't have heard her if I wasn't paying attention.
Is she kidding me right now? She would do anything, but accept me as her mate. She would do anything, and look where we are.
I scoffed, rolling my eyes. "Cut the crap, Lucy. We both know the truth." I said, my temper rising dramatically. If she didn't reject me, I wouldn't be stuck with wolf-less Vera. Should I add barren to her resumé?
"You of all people should understand why, I'm not a kept woman, Phil. I wasn't brought up like that."
"I don't want to hear your crap. It's always the same story and it's getting
