ELLA'S POV
The two days passed in a blur because I had been in my space, practicing with Kate—pushing myself past exhaustion, past the ache in my bones. I had to become stronger. Not just for me, not just for the baby growing inside me… but for Jake. I refused to be his weakness.
His eyes always gave me the truth, and it was often that of worry, not the harsh and confident words he enjoyed using. The whole pack was on his back, but even with all that, he tried to include me.And it terrified me.
I’d never had someone like him in my life. Never had someone fight for me, claim me, love me without condition. Sometimes that love felt so big, so powerful, I was afraid it would vanish. Like I’d wake up and realize it was all a dream, that Jake was gone, that Bloodstone had won after all.
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