The day I found out Gideon had gotten my mother’s adopted daughter pregnant, I petitioned the Gray Harbor Council of Elders to dissolve our marriage pact. Then I formally renounced my ties to the White Ash River pack and left for France.
At the gate, my phone buzzed without stopping. The screen was a wall of messages from Gideon.
“This isn’t what you think. Let me explain.”
“Don’t do anything rash. The elders haven’t dissolved our pact yet.”
“Pick up. I’m begging you.”
Ours was never a fated mate bond, but an arranged union witnessed by both our families. It had lasted four years. Four years in which Gideon had refused to so much as touch me, yet here he was, admitting Ophelia was carrying his pup.
I stared at the name on the screen, the man who always wore such a cold mask. It was the first time I had ever seen him use the word *beg*.
My fingertip hovered over the power button for a full forty seconds.
My wolf knew his cedar scent. It remembered his promise to protect me. But now, all it gave me was silence.
In the end, I shut down the phone, removed the SIM card, and snapped it cleanly in two.
It wasn’t until my mother fell critically ill, six years later, that I returned to Gray Harbor.
After Six Years The Alpha Begs For My Return Chapter 26 As the elevator doors slid shut, I caught one last glimpse of Gideon, still standing there, facing my direction, unmoving. Reese took me to a seafood place tucked away on one of the old streets. The owner, an elderly woman with graying hair, smiled
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After Six Years The Alpha Begs For My Return Chapter 25 “Then did you love him?” she demanded, staring me in the eye. I was silent for three seconds. Behind me, Gideon seemed to stop breathing. The corridor was so quiet that only the low hum of the central air remained. “I did,” I said.
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After Six Years The Alpha Begs For My Return Chapter 24 Her words were cold, hard facts. Gideon’s pupils contracted, but he still said nothing. Ophelia let go of his sleeve and stepped back. Fresh tears welled, streaking through the ruins of her makeup. Then she turned to me, her gaze filled with a raw
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After Six Years The Alpha Begs For My Return Chapter 23 After a few seconds, she finally asked, “Gideon, did you ever love me?” Gideon lowered his eyes and answered with three words. “I’m sorry.” Ophelia laughed. It was a sound utterly unlike her usual frail, innocent act. Her lips curved, but her eyes were
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After Six Years The Alpha Begs For My Return Chapter 22 He looked up at me. For a split second, something flickered in his eyes, then vanished. “This ends here. You don’t need to explain anything else to me.” My voice was quiet. “Whatever the truth is, what was between us ended six years ago.
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After Six Years The Alpha Begs For My Return Chapter 21 The corridor lights were harsh, illuminating every fine line around his eyes and the strands of gray at his temples. Six years ago, he had just taken over as Alpha. In Gray Harbor, everyone spoke of Gideon Locke as White Ash River’s formidable new
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After Six Years The Alpha Begs For My Return Chapter 20 He stopped in front of me. His throat worked several times before he spoke, his voice so hoarse it was barely recognizable. “What she said is true. I never touched Ophelia.” I said nothing. “Six years ago, she came to me and said she
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After Six Years The Alpha Begs For My Return Chapter 19 I’d asked him why he was helping me. He stood in the doorway, an unlit cigarette between his lips, and thought for a moment. “You took a hit for me once. I remember.” I hadn’t taken a bullet for him. All I’d done was
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After Six Years The Alpha Begs For My Return Chapter 18 He glanced at the screen, a faint crease forming between his brows, then turned to me. “Avery. Something’s come up.” “What is it?” “News on the living donor search you asked for my help with. Wolf transplants require not only standard tissue matching but
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After Six Years The Alpha Begs For My Return Chapter 17 The mask she had worn for six years had finally been torn away. I sat by my mother’s bed, my hand wrapped around hers, unable to sort through the tangle of emotions inside me. There was shock. Anger. And more than anything, a belated,
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