Sophia
The sunlight poured gently through the window, painting the pale hospital walls in shades of gold.
I sat on the bed, my back propped against a pillow, watching Erick as he leaned over the crib where our pups slept.
His usually stern expression had softened, his lips curved into a small, unguarded smile that made something inside my chest melt.
I didn’t think I’d ever see that smile on him, the smile that reached his eyes, the one that made him look less like the Alpha King of Blackthorn and more like a man in love.
For days now, Erick had barely left our side.
He hovered like a silent guardian, making sure everything and everyone around us was perfect.
He fed the pups himself when I was too tired, and when I stirred awake in the middle of the night, I’d often find him sta
