H A I L E Y
The next day, we were able to take Liam home. The hospital discharged him with a strict set of instructions, a bottle of children's cough medicine, and a stern warning to keep a close eye on him. I promised I would, my heart so full of gratitude I thought it might burst.
Dominic picked us up, a rare, genuine smile on his face. He helped me get Liam settled into his car seat, buckling him in with a tenderness that belied the hard, ruthless Alpha I knew him to be. He was a paradox, my mate. A fierce warrior with a gentle soul.
The drive home was quiet, Liam's even breathing from the back seat a soothing balm to my frayed nerves. I was exhausted, my body aching with a weariness that went bone deep, but I was also energized, a fierce, maternal instinct kicking in, a need to prot
