DALTON POV
*four months later*
The last four months had been the most beautiful of my life. I never thought I would say that, not after everything I’ve done, not after all the blood on my hands, the things I thought made me unworthy of something pure.
But then there was Derrick. And there was Kai. Our Kai. And the miracle she carried inside her — not one pup, not two, but four.
Four tiny heartbeats. Four tiny souls. Four living proofs that love could grow out of madness.
Every single day had been a wonder. Watching her belly swell, seeing her glow even when she cursed at us for bringing her the wrong snack or massaging her swollen feet. Goddess, she was beautiful. More beautiful than I ever thought possible. And every time she placed my hand on her stomach and I felt the flutter of a
