Logan's POV
Liam laid everything bare—the entirety of Dahlia’s past and the reason she was so guarded against the mate bond. He explained how instrumental her father had been in convincing her to even consider giving it a chance and how easily she could change her mind if we pushed too hard. My emotions were all over the place as I listened. My heart ached for her, for the loss of her mother, and for the way her father’s emotional distance had left her to navigate her pain alone.
At the same time, I couldn’t help but feel relieved that Alpha Blackwell had never marked her.
If he had, she would have been lost to us forever.
But knowing she had loved him first, that she hadn’t waited for us, twisted something sharp in my chest. It was something I would have to come to terms with. Still,
