Liam’s POV
Ava’s words echoed in my mind, refusing to let me rest.
One chance is all I ask for.
I glanced at her, peacefully asleep beside me. Sleep, however, was out of reach for me. My thoughts swirled like a storm, restless and loud.
Ava wanted to play this game of husband and wife, while I… I just wanted to leave everything behind, to escape this pack and its suffocating weight.
I’ve always felt like I’m not enough. Even though Jack constantly reassures me, I can’t shake the feeling. The pack deserves better. Ava deserves better.
And yet, my wolf stirred within me, craving her. It was maddening, this pull she had over me. But I couldn’t scare her—not after everything. I’d ignored her for so long, and now she was here, sleeping in my bed… as my wife.
I don’t even remember when I
