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Ayla was curled up on the couch in her office, her face stained with dried-up tears. I figured she had just thrown herself into her work, her education. To stop obsessing over Hannah’s punishment. Never did I expect her to hide her pain, I didn’t even realize how bad it was. This had to be more than feeling a bit guilty. And for some reason, she did not feel like she could share that pain with me. For some reason I made her feel like she couldn’t confide in me.

She must have heard me entering the room as she startled awake. Rubbing her eyes, before smiling up at me.

“Hey, baby, I’m sorry I’m just so tired.” She sat back up, still pretending to be fine.

I told myself I was not going to probe her to tell me what was up. Before I found her curled up with a tear-stained face I told myself I was going to let her tell me in her own time. Now I couldn’t anymore. I would always want to comfort her, as her mate it was my purpose in life. All I wanted was to make her feel happy, safe, and loved. It was clear she didn’t feel like that now, I placed the tray with our food on her desk and made my way over to her.

“Darling, I can see you have been crying please let me be there for you?” I sat down pleading with her to let me in.

“You will think it is silly and we have so much more going on.” She sniffled but at least it wasn’t because she didn’t want to hide things from me.

She just didn’t want to burden me. All I needed to do now was to show her that she would never burden me. If I could help her carry her

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what being mates is all about. So that is what I tell her, giving her the plate of food in the meantime. Both to have something to do and not stress out over the fact that I still feel

eat.

this upon herself. Honestly, it’s not even her I feel guilty of but her pup. What if I ruined their life before it even started?” I

life. Even if it

Hannah to be executed and the likelihood of the Council agreeing was high. You gave that little pup a chance at life when its parents never cared enough to do so. I would have risked everything to get you and our pup out of a

as a father to our pups” Her

women before. It was not the most important thing now. And since Ayla continued speaking

never mattered to him, Hannah was a means to an end.

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