*Cree POV*
The more I was around Phoenix, the more I felt like his mate. When I first saw him at the airport, I lost it. I knew I couldn't face another rejection, but after he comforted me, it felt different. Somehow, in my heart I knew he wasn't going to reject me, but I was cautious.
My wolf, Nakosi, wouldn't tell me one way or another if he was a genuine person, nor would she tell me what decision I should make. She was literally no help to me.
I noticed he had a baby with him, and eventually remembered that Caleb and River had told me what happened to the baby girl's mother. She had betrayed and tried to kill him, so he rejected her and made sure she met her death.
Remembering what I was told made my heart weep for him. I wasn't going to tell him that I knew, because I didn't wan
