Kaida's POV
This is the only man I have ever loved. Alpha Kael was the first and only man I gave myself to because he was my mate.
He assured me he loved me, stood up to me against his father.
Gina told me he was aware I was pregnant but still banished me, but I didn't believe her. I was such a fool!
Alpha Luther met my eyes, his expression was filled with anger and something deeper, something more vulnerable.
“My mother,” he said quietly, “she was used and discarded. Alpha Caden got her pregnant, and then he tried to get rid of her. Just like he tried to get rid of you.”
Slowly, I lowered my head to my stomach, then looked back at him.
He continued, “Were you ever expecting him to mark you?”
Honestly, I believed in love. That belief kept me going all those years of torture an
