Seth
Watching Liora as she sleeps in my arms, my mark permanently etched on her neck, I wonder if this is true peace. A mate in my arms, pregnant with my pup, and a pack that actually respects me—not because of a birthright, but because of the work I have done to help the pack grow stronger. If I’d stayed in Stormclaw and married Caroline, I would have never had this.
“Seth?” Liora says quietly, her eyes blinking sleepily as she looks at me.
“Yes, baby?” I ask, caressing her face gently.
“Why are you still awake?” She yawned midway through the question, her voice sounding innocent—unlike the woman who’d moaned so lewdly that I am sure the whole pack heard us complete the mate bond.
“Because I’m doing my job and protecting you.”
She shifts closer against me, falling asleep just as qui
