Stephanie lay in the hospital bed listening to soothing music. She was feeling much better physically, but mentally, she had no real desire to live. She felt like she was being torn into three pieces. She wanted to die and be with her Chosen mate, but that made her feel guilty because she had her daughter to think about. Then she felt a pull towards Josh as her Fated mate. Seeing him with Brandlee made it even harder to ignore their bond. It hurt that Brandon wasn’t there to raise their daughter together, but then she could imagine a life where she accepted Josh, and he was the doting father Brandlee deserved after losing her real dad. Babies were an amazing gift from the Goddess, and it often took she-wolves a lot of trying to get pregnant. She had been lucky to get pregnant so easily, bu
