Mated To The Cold Hearted Alpha – Chapter 117

At her words. memories of Hycinth floated through my mind…her barely able to get out of bed and the haunted look in her dead eyes. I shook my head sadly. “Hycinth may have had the willpower to walk away, but what good is it when she’s left miserable without him?”

Sydney studied my expression. “Hycinth really wants to come back?”

Bringing my other knee up, I rested both elbows on them and nodded. “She’d been making strides…grieving and facing the past. I hoped it would only be a matter of time before she was strong enough to make the decision on her own, and I think she was getting there slowly but surely. But she’s devastated after everything the Oracle told us yesterday. Alpha Grant hurt so many wolves in his effort to manipulate her future. Right now, she’s internalizing guilt for all of them and can’t see how anyone would want her when she was the catalyst for all of the pain.”

words. “The pack is hurting now without their Luna and the effect her absence has had on Leander. I’m not saying it will be easy, but wolves instinctually want the family dynamic more than anything, and Hycinth did give so many of them a gift that no one else could give.”

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two conceive…at the most, five…and that was out of a group larger than just ten mated pairs. It really is a miracle.”

nd, “Her Army will be born with her.”

she meant?

d to be.

s intrinsically intertwined with these other pups. I was sure of it.

y are sad and afraid because of the upcoming war with Diamante, but at the same time, we have hope again. When your father kil

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hange in demeanor. “Yes.”

didn’t want to hear the answer to the next question but I had to ask. “What do you mean Alpha Grant killed her bab

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omach lurched. I gasped for air. “Are you telling me that Leander’s mother was pregnant when Alpha

as finally beginning to dawn on Sydney’s face. She leaned forward, her expression intense. “Luca, this makes a difference… tell m

y planned to continue the battle another day. There was no pregnancy! Why was a pregnant shewolf in battle anyway?” I was having a hard time keeping the hysteria out of my voice. “How could there be a baby?!”

nticed her into a fake peace treaty, and then they kidnapped and tortured her.”

y far, even more than the death of my own mate. At least she had gone quickly and without prolonged pain.

s….

s true evil.

wrecking me.

as right…

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st it again and again. “Why, why… why??!”

ult on the wall. She asked softly, “You really didn’t know, did you?”

throat. “No.”

then we can talk.”

ank down on the couch, before she went into the kitchen to retrieve two more beers. I’d never felt so defeated and lost.

d it up, letting the cold liquid soothe my parched and thick throat.

here were just too many pieces, too much happening at once. I couldn’t

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an when you said the baby was the ‘hop

fore settling back in her chair.

rstand…