Chapter 51

• I hid it well, I forced my emotions back so Deacon and Declan wouldn’t feel my pain but it was there, and the distress filled me whenever Deacon came to mind, whenever he was close by and whenever his beautiful baby boy was nearby.
• I wasn’t his number one, and neither would our future children be; his alpha blood son would be and as normal, like in every other part of my life I would be pushed to the back of the cue and ignored because someone was better than me. I didn’t deserve the love and care everybody else did.
• So that’s why I fully broke down when Deacon uttered his next words, “I’m breaking our mating bond.” My knees buckled, and I dropped to the floor; my wolf howled painfully inside my head. Tears immediately sprung to my eyes and the room was soon filled with my anguished cry. The only noise was my shaky breath and whimpered sobs; everyone was staring at Deacon in horror, disgust or full on shame… apart from Holden.