bChapter /bb398 /b

    I bdidn’t /bneed anyone to tell me who he was btalking /bto.

    Non.

    bThe /bguy had been floating on a damn cloud since Brie’s btwenty/b–first birthday and her transition two weeks ago.

    Turns out they were fated matesb. /b

    Non was smitten. Gone. So far gone.

    bHe /blooked like he’d been high on Brie since the second their beyes /bmet.

    Funny how fate works, though.

    Of all the females on earth, Non had to be paired with someone from the pack of Alpha Saint – Kester’s number one rival.

    A man who would dly rip Kester apart if given the chance. And one Kester wouldn’t hesitate to bury six feet under, no questions asked.

    Yet here we are.

    Brie and Non can’t keep their hands off each other.

    Kester can’t stop rolling his eyes at the whole situation.

    And I–pregnant, hormonal, overly pampered, and trying not to cry atmercials–am stuck in the middle of this beautiful chaos.

    But even with all the tension, the politics, and the tragedy we’ve survived…

    Something about this life felt worth it.

    Maybe it was the quiet moments.

    Or the way Kester looked at me when he thought I wasn’t watching.

    Or maybe it was knowing that even with everything we lost, we still had something to fight for.

    A family.

    A futureb. /b

    bUs/b.

    The door slowly slid open, and I turned my head just enough to bsee /bwho hade in.

    I bwas /bmet with the brightest smile I’d seen all day – wide, genuineb, /breaching all the way to his beyes/bb. /bbI /bwanted to match it. God, I wanted to. But all I could manage was a tired, crooked lift of my lips. A smile that didn’t quite reach.

    His expression faltered. He crossed the room in a heartbeat and dropped to his knees in front of meb, /b“Heyb. /bCome on, my love… what is it?” bhe /bbasked /bbso /btenderly, “Did someone say something? Did someone hurt you?”

    bI /bshook my head, my eyes drifting downward. ‘No, Kesb… /bIt’s nothing like that.”

    He bdidn’t /binterrupt me.

    I sighedb, /b“bIt’s /bjust… I mean… It’s all happening bso /bfastb. /bLike ba /bfairytale.b” /b

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    bHe /bbbowed /bhis bhead /bfor a second before lifting his gaze to meet mine again. “I know, baby, Who would have thought, right?b” /bHe smiled.

    “I lost our baby, Kester… I just feel like a mother who already failed… Even though I still have two inside me, needing me to be strong for them.b” /bbI /bwhispered.

    Kester’s shoulders lowered a little as he cupped my face in his hands. “No… Don’t say that. Don’t even think that.”

    bI /battempted to look away to hide the tears that were already gathering in my eyes, but he held my face still. “Hey… look at me,” he whispered. “You didn’t fail, Kasmine. You didn’t do anything wrong.”

    bMy /bthroat tightened.

    “You’re still carrying two babies. You’re still their mother. And you’re still fighting every single day to protect them. That’s not failure, that’s strength. A kind I don’t even know if I deserve to witness, let alone be beside.”

    His thumb brushed over my cheekbone. I didn’t even realize I was crying until I felt the warmth of his touch wipe away the tears.

    I blinked hard, drawing in a long, shuddering breath. “I feel so… hollow, Kester,” I whispered. “Like I’m empty and full at the same time. It doesn’t make sense. My heart is breaking and pounding at the same time.”

    He reached for my hand and brought it to his chest, pressing it right over his heartbeat. “Then let me fill up that space.

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