Chapter 0970

Mark watches Pippa carefully, still completely at a loss regarding what to do or say to calm her down, to let her know that it's all right. Because she's right - completely right. None of this is simple. She is, by all accounts, married to another man and newly the mother of his child.

But despite all of that, besides her slim little chest heaving with anger, Mark notes that.....Pippa doesn't leave the alcove.

And it's not because he's keeping her here by force.

Be cool, be cool, his wolf cautions, even has he fails to take that advice himself and darts anxiously back and forth in Mark's soul.

Mark exhales slowly and holds Pippa's gaze. "Your situation is even more complex than you're painting it," he says, doing his damn best to stay calm.

Pippa stiffens, her shoulders straightening as she glares at him. "By which you mean?"

He raises an eyebrow at her. "You're leaving out the fact that your Alpha is mated to someone else as well. Happily so, by all accounts."

Pippa inhales deeply through her nose, her eyes flaring as she glares at Mark. His wolf howls in his soul, anguished, wondering if it was the wrong thing to say. But damn it, what the hell is the right thing to say in a situation like this?

Pippa says, her voice tight, lifting the baby higher in her arms. Mark's eyes move for a moment to little Bianca, seeing that she's calming somehow, his heart gladdening for it. Because

right now," Mark says quietly, sighing as he runs his hand through his

wish you would!"

so you can hang out alone in the alcove?" Mark asks, sarcastic, waving around to it. But then he drops his

at him,

are my mate," he says, sighing, shaking his head at her, pressing a hand to his heart. "I know that you

want to do, Mark?" she snaps, taking a step towards him, her mouth pulling down at

wary, knowing that this is a trap but not understanding it

how would you suggest we do

in on himself a little as he realizes that he has...absolutely

entire life is falling apart, and you want to

it, but knowing that this is bad.

one do when they hang

"I don't know, Pippa. We

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