“I never wanted to take you away from Vivienne,” she murmured, voice thin with forced guilt. “But if my fiancé hadn’t abandoned me, none of this would’ve happened. I came back to this pack with nowhere to turn. You were the only one I could rely on, Lucian. I don’t know what I would’ve done without you.”
Tears welled in her eyes, shimmering like she’d practiced it before. Lucian immediately pulled her into his arms, holding her as though she were something fragile he needed to protect.
“I told you, Sabrina,” he whispered into her hair. “I’ll look after you. If it weren’t for what happened between us back then, I wouldn’t have survived it.” He paused, then exhaled. “You saved me once. Taking care of you now is the least I can do.”
He smoothed her hair with a gentleness he had never given me. “Vivienne is my mate, so she should understand. And even if she doesn’t? I’m still staying by your side.”
Moments later, the pack doctor stepped out of the exam room, catching sight of them wrapped together. She smiled warmly at Sabrina. “You’re very fortunate, Mrs. Blackwood. Your mate never misses an appointment and he treats you so attentively.”