Chapter 90

Ruby’s POV

I was happy to spend the day with my mother, even though I felt a bit melancholy. I couldn’t stop thinking about what Hayes had said last night. The sun was going down, and I should have left to go to the packhouse, but I was stalling in my mother’s kitchen.

“Honey, you’ve seemed down all day. Do you want to talk about it?” Mom asked, handing me a glass of freshly made orange juice. I had been avoiding bringing up what was happening with me because I wanted us to enjoy our time together without any outside distractions.

“I think my mates are at that stage where they’re talking about wanting babies, but I don’t, Mom,” I said.

She held my hand, her gaze sympathetic. “You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to, sweetheart.”

“But what about Hayes and Zylon? They are Alphas and heirs, and their bloodline is expected to continue. This precious bloodline that has been around for centuries could just cease to exist because of me, and Haye