Brax POV
Brax smiled as he watched Talia playing with Wrenna near the packhouse. She was pretending she couldn’t catch her because Wrenna was too fast. She’d been amazing—honestly.
Talia Blackbriar was the daughter of Conner Blackbriar, the Alpha of the Silver Moon pack, a neighboring pack of Brax’s.
After Amber had died, Brax had spiraled out of control, and his unit had struggled taking on his responsibilities on top of the Luna’s. So, Conner had suggested they ‘lend’ Talia. And she had stepped up wonderfully.
She was strong, competent, good with the pack…and, sometimes, she warmed his bed when the nights grew too long and cold.
But that was all it was. A convenience.
Talia wasn’t his mate. She wasn’t his heart. She was safe. Easy. A balm for wounds that never fully healed.
And to
