THALIA
My ears rang for a good second, hearing nothing but the old alpha’s offer. My mind went frighteningly blank. My insides coil with both anger and fear at the mere thought that my mate would be with someone else, but another part of me contradicts all of that.
Safety, not mine, but for Reagan’s. Nights without fear of being driven away or hunted down. A future where my son could run because he’s free and not because he was hunted down.
All for the cost that Rael and I could never be together again. The realization sickened me, but more because I’ve started to consider it.
“Thank you for the offer,” Rael said, with a calm voice, “but I’ll have to turn it down.”
The fog in my head cleared instantly, followed by a sharp pain in my chest as shame crept in. Rael refused without any
