CHAPTER 28
ARES“Mars is alive,” Aurora whispered.
My stomach dropped, my chest tightening.
All this time, I had been forcing myself not to believe that he could still be alive. I didn’t want to get my, Aurora’s, or our pack’s hopes up for nothing. But now that I knew he was somewhere in the underworld, wandering around aimlessly, I felt relieved somehow.
This nightmare was coming to an end.
Aurora might’ve reassured me that I’d be a good father. But what kind of man would I be if I didn’t try to find Mars for her and for our pup? I needed to get him back. He deserved to see his baby girl one day. He had sacrificed himself for her.
When the hound fell limp in Aurora’s arms, she laid him on the ground and glanced up at me through teary eyes and a wavering smile.
My chest tightened eve
