Chapter 15

CIARA

I smiled as I picked up the little girl and chuckled when she tried to kiss her nose. “She’s so cute,” I cooed, staring at Bruce who had tagged along uninvited. I loved children so much and I had always dreamt of being a mother myself. After the disastrous breakfast experience, I ran to my room to process what I had heard and ended up shedding a few tears.

Someone had knocked - probably Bryan because I couldn’t think of anyone else who would run after me like that - but I didn’t answer, I couldn’t so I had ignored them and then when a few minutes had passed, I forced myself to get a grip. Initially hearing about that dreadful place where I was tortured brought back dark memories and that’s part of the reason why I fled.

I just couldn’t look beyond the name in the moment so I had to leave the room where he was. Eventually, I realized I had overreacted because so what if Bryan was the Alpha of the Blue Moon pack? It wasn’t like he had been part of those people