73 Chapter 73

73 Chapter 73

Damien’s POV 1

As we sat together in Sera’s tiny living room after Caleb’s departure, I found myself studying the cramped space with new eyes. The apartment was clean and well-maintained, but painfully small.

But it wasn’t enough. Not for my mate, not for my son.

“Sera,” I said quietly, my voice careful as I watched her help Adrian organize his dinosaur collection on the coffee table. “I want to ask you

something, and I need you to know that whatever you decide is completely your choice.”

She looked up at me with those beautiful emerald eyes. “What is it?”

I took a deep breath, suddenly nervous in a way I hadn’t been since I was a teenager. “I want you and Adrian to come live with me. Both

of you. Permanently.”

The words hung in the air between us, heavy with possibility and promise. Sera’s hands stilled on the plastic triceratops she’d been

holding, and I saw her throat work as she swallowed hard.

Adrian, who had been listening with the intense focus that children brought to conversations that might affect their lives, suddenly

perked up.

the movies?” he asked, his silver-blue eyes bright with

room?”

in his voice. “You could have a playroom, and a library, and we could build a

voice cracked with

through her voice, “why don’t you

Daddy and I talk about grown-up

word ‘Daddy on her lips sent a jolt of pure happiness through my chest, but

from the

look back at us both. “But I think we

pronouncement, he disappeared into his bedroom, leaving Sera and me

gaze fixed on her hands as they twisted in her lap. When she finally spoke, her voice was barely above a whisper. A single tear spilled down her cheek. “What if I’m not good enough? What if I can’t fit into your world? I’m just an omega from a small town, Damien. I don’t know anything about being

voice made Alex snarl in my mind, furious at anyone who

was.

141

175

<

73 Chapter 73

strongest, most resilient woman I’ve ever known. You’ve raised our son to be kind and intelligent and brave. You’ve built a life from nothing, earned a business

in earnest now, tears streaming down her face as she

“I can’t just abandon her. She’s been my only

of our lives.

me.”

Ophelia herself appeared from the kitchen where she’d been giving us privacy, a

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255