Chapter 78
Faith’s Pov
The words just came out. I couldn’t believe I’d said them. I knew he might hate me even more for it. I really didn’t want things to be tense between us.
luckily he didn’t seem to have heard me since he was completely distracted because he pulled back a little and looked at me. This time, I didn’t see the usual anger or disappointment in his eyes. Instead, I saw something different.
Inside me, my wolf stirred, wanting things I couldn’t give right then. I started to get up from his lap.
I was nervous because of the secret that I’m carrying right now and I thought it would never come to this and I don’t want to be blamed for something else again so I don’t think it’s the right time for me to talk.
“Don’t go,” he said, pulling me back. He was the only one who could make my heart ache and
feel whole at the same time.
I sat back on his lap. He started to gently sniff my hair.
“I’ll make them pay,” he said. “I don’t know who they are or what they want, but they will pay.” It was hard to keep my heartbeat from showing how scared I was.
“Who was killed?” I asked. It didn’t matter if I knew the person or not. I felt like I might have caused someone’s death, even if I didn’t mean to, and that was a heavy burden to carry.
“We don’t know yet,” he replied. “But I hope to find out in a few hours. luckily they are not from our pack.”
I could see he was worried. He cared a lot about his pack. But I also knew he was burning for revenge. He never let things go, and that made me even more worried. The person he was going against only wanted one thing, and they wouldn’t stop until they got it.
“I’ll go check on Marco,” I said, wanting to escape. The longer I stayed, the more likely I was to be caught in my lie. For now, I couldn’t tell him the truth. I’ll tell him soon but we have so many misunderstandings that we have to work out.
“I want you to stay,” he said before I could reach the door. “I want you guys to stay with me.” My heart felt full, but my mind was buzzing with questions I knew he couldn’t answer right
now.
“What about your daughter?” I asked, turning back to him. His face showed no doubt or
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regret about what he had said.
“You wanted me to make sure our son gets the love and attention he deserves,” he said. “And I will. If I don’t, you know you’ll run away again and take him from me and I don’t want that.”
“I think we have to start acting like parents now,” he continued. “Everything we do will affect our son. He’s going to be the next Alpha of this pack.” That got my full attention.
“I want you to give our son your all,” I said. “But I don’t want him to be angry with his sister. They are both your children. And Marco doesn’t have to be the Alpha of this pack. I think that’s okay because he doesn’t even know about wolves yet.” It felt selfish to make him choose between his children, even if I was getting what I wanted. I understood.
“Marco will be the Alpha of this pack,” he stated. I don’t think it’s because she’s a girl. I could tell he was hiding something about his daughter, but I decided not to ask. Maybe for peace between me and Alice, we both needed to mind our own business.
“What about us?” I asked. I knew it wasn’t the right time or place, but I need to know.
“I don’t think you’ll like staying in that house after Alice and Isabella even if I get them another place to stay and to be honest that is Isabella’s home now.” he said. “It wouldn’t even be fair to expect you to build a new life with those memories. I’ll take you to our new place.”
“I’m not sure we can forgive each other,” he admitted. “But we are parents now. And most importantly, we worked perfectly as leaders of this pack. I want that back.”
“You told me to make a decision,” he said, his voice soft. “And I’ve done that. Now, the ball is in your court.”
“I’m not going to force you to be with me anymore,” he said, his gaze steady. “Every time I try, you just pull away. I’m tired of forcing it. This is me setting you free.”
“I want to be in my son’s life more than anything,” he continued. “But I also know I can’t make him happy if his mother isn’t happy.”
I didn’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. I had always thought the worst of him. I thought he would just keep me here, in the pack and the life I ran from. Honestly, this time, I was going to stay. I had seen his loving relationship with his daughter, and I wanted that for Marco.
Most importantly, what started as small threats that I thought would never hurt me was turning into something much worse. I realized it was better for us to stay here, where he could protect us.
“I want to stay,” I said. The words came out without me even having to think. My wolf was
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“Good,” he replied. “Because this time, there will be no hiding. If you leave me again, I won’t look for you. I’ll take our son so far away that you won’t even see him again. I’m not threatening you to make you stay. I’m just being a father.”
“As for us,” he continued, “I won’t cheat on you. Believe it or not, I haven’t been with any other woman in the last six years, and I never will. I expect the same from you.”
“I don’t know what will happen when you’re in heat,” he said, his voice thoughtful. “But I’ll try to be respectful. I won’t touch you. I won’t come close to you. But you will be the Luna of this pack and my wife.”
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