“Promise me something,” he murmured, his gaze unwavering. “Promise me that once this is over, we’ll take time for us. That we’ll try to have a child, start building the family we’ve always talked about.”
I nodded, swallowing past the lump in my throat. “I promise, Adam. As soon as we’ve dealt with this, we’ll focus on us. We’ll have the life we’ve been dreaming of.”
He pulled me into his arms again, holding me like I was his lifeline, and I closed my eyes, savouring the moment. The road ahead was uncertain and fraught with danger, but we’d face it together. And once it was behind us, I knew we’d find our way to happiness.
“There’s no Alpha in place at Element right now, so we’ll be there for a while,” Adam said, his voice calm yet edged with a hint of resignation.
I looked up at him an
