With my gaze fixed on the horizon, I let the dawn’s light fill me with renewed purpose. My place in the pack was not his to undermine, nor was my dignity something he could take. I had a legacy to protect, a future to build with my child.
In the quiet solitude of the morning, I allowed myself one final thought of Derrick. He may have shattered the promises we’d made under the moonlight, but he hadn’t broken me. I was stronger now, with a power forged in the fire of betrayal. And as the future Alpha-Female of this pack, I would rise above him.
I turned my back on the shadows he had left, feeling the first rays of sunlight warming my face. This was the beginning of a new chapter. chapter where my child and I would stand strong, our bond unbreakable, our path clear.
Derrick might have turned his back on us, but I knew one thing with absolute certainty: he had underestimated me.
My heart pounded as Derrick’s phone blinked on the table. For as long as I could remember, I had been loyal to him, giving him every ounce of trust I had. But today, my patience had run out. I lowered myself into a chair, careful not to strain my growing belly. I needed to know the truth.