Serena studied him for a moment. Then she smiled and brushed her thumb along his cheek.
"Is that what's eating at you?" she asked softly. "Maybe Eira thinks he is. I don't."
She slipped her arms around his waist and rested her head against his chest.
"You were the one who backed me when I left. You funded my research, covered my travel, and made sure I could focus on my career without answering to anyone."
"I didn't do that so you'd feel indebted to me." Alpha Sebastian gripped her shoulders. "I did it because I believed in you. I wanted you to go as far as you could."
Serena looked up at him.
"You gave me that chance." Her voice softened. "And I never stopped loving you."
The words hit him harder than he expected. He had waited years to hear them.
Alpha Sebastian
