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115. Ven

Author: Naomi D.
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-25 19:47:25
Ven’s pov

Last night, as I stared at my mom’s tear-streaked face as she fell asleep holding my father’s jacket, I wondered if she had always been this way.

Had Mom willingly given up her hopes and dreams to be my father's mate, or had she never had any?

There are people whose only wish is to have a family.

Zev has shared that having a family of his own has always been his wish, but he had been too scared to admit it. He always had ambition and was always driven to do well in school, but he never had a specific goal he was working towards.

I always knew I was going to be a beta, so everything I did was to ensure I would be the best beta anyone could wish for. Better than my father and my grandfather before him.

It wasn’t a dream or a wish. It was a fact.

Not to say I didn’t want to be the beta of this pack.

‘So what are you trying to say?’ My wolf, Alexander, asked, feeling just as agitated as I was.

I guess what I was trying to say is that I always had this picture in my head of what m
Naomi D.

hope you liked hearing straight from Stephen himself. it's monday, so you know it's a bit chaotic today. I hope you all had a good weekend.

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