Carter's POV-
"I love you too, Equinox. Bring Carter and yourself back to me."
My heart clenched as she mind-linked us one last time before Equinox took off. He had to, if he didn't we wouldn't have left her side at all. One of us would have ended up telling her the truth. That we most likely wouldn't be coming back to her. That at the end of this battle, she'd be left all alone, all alone to raise our pups. That we wouldn't be able to keep our promise to always be with her. That she'd end up without her mate, alone in the world
No, not alone. She'd never really be alone. She would always have our pups, and I knew as they got older they would always look out for their momma. My pack, her pack would take care of her and the pups. Her family and mine, even though it wasn't all blood,
