Again, he is fucking another woman.

"Easy, Dawn," I sit on the edge of the bed, my hands clasped in my lap, trying to soothe my wolf.

Nathan, our mate, and our tormentor, has laid with another tonight. Not for the first time... 

***

Ally endured the torment of the mate bond nearly every day- her mate kept fucking different women. She had to bear it for the sake of the entire pack's hope.

Her unborn child and the support of her best friend kept Ally going. However, when she discovered that her best friend was also one of the many women who had slept with her husband, it shattered her.

In a confrontation with her friend, Ally was pushed into the sea, causing her to lose her unborn child. With her last hope gone, she considered ending her life but was saved by her mate's twin brother...

Saved By My Mate's Twin Brother

　　Measuring cups clink together as I gather ingredients, each movement deliberate, grounding. Flour dusts the air, and I can't help but smile, a real one, as I think of how Elliot's serious eyes would widen in fake horror at the mess I'm making.


　　"Elliot," I whisper, his name a secret shared between these four walls and me, "you'd scold me for sure."


　　The dough comes together beneath my hands, pliable and sweet, a creation born of necessity and a yearning for comfort. I shape it into balls, place them on a tray, and slide them into the oven. Dawn hums, content, as we watch through the glass, waiting for golden edges and melted chocolate.


　　"Maybe," I muse aloud, "we'll save some for Elliot. A peace offering for the chaos I've brought to his carefully structured world."


CHAPTER 18 The Calm Before The Storm