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 06 Even Gideon’s Alpha pressure wavered the moment he heard the name. Reese. The Beaumont family ruled the Tidewatch pack, their territory stretching across Gray Harbor’s eastern shore, the old docks, and the riverways leading out to sea. The Calloways were merely one of the
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After Six Years The Alpha Begs For My Return Chapter 05 The moment the words left his mouth, the entire area fell so silent you could hear the wind. Graham’s face darkened. His gaze flickered from the hand on my waist to the man’s face. He had clearly recognized him. The arrogance vanished from his
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After Six Years The Alpha Begs For My Return Chapter 04 A soft cough came from behind us. I turned. Ophelia stood under the porch light, a knit shawl draped over her shoulders, her face pale. There was no telling how long she had been listening. “Gideon,” she said gently, “it’s chilly out. Why aren’t
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After Six Years The Alpha Begs For My Return Chapter 03 I stayed in the hospital room all afternoon. Toward evening, the man who had been the Calloway family’s driver for twenty years came to the room. He said my grandfather wanted me back at the main house for dinner. The house was also where
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After Six Years The Alpha Begs For My Return Chapter 02 The car was stiflingly quiet, the only sound the rhythmic sweep of the wipers across the windshield. He didn’t turn on the radio, and he didn’t speak. At red lights, he would glance over at me before quickly looking away. After a few times,
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After Six Years The Alpha Begs For My Return Chapter 01 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
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