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224. Broke

Author: Eden Moon
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-22 01:50:46

Declan’s breathing finally evened out, his tiny body curling against me in complete trust. I placed him back in his crib, smoothing the blanket over him as gently as I could. The nursery quieted again, leaving just the soft hum of the baby monitor in the corner.

I turned to CeCe, still sitting on the floor near the crib. Her hands rested in her lap, and her focus stayed on Declan. “He’s fine now. You should go back to your room and get some sleep.”

She hesitated, biting her lip. “Helena’s in there… busy.”

I raised a brow. “Busy?”

She shifted awkwardly. “With her boyfriend. I don’t really want to walk in on that.”

I crossed my arms, leaning back against the edge of the crib. “Are they being safe?”

“As best they can,” she admitted, looking at her hands. “The healers won’t exactly help with that kind of thing. It’s… hard to get what we need.”

“That’s just the old traditions still lingering,” I explained. “The healers were scared of the old alpha and stuck to whatever rules kept them out
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Kate Honey Di
Yeah she does weird one minute she’s asleep next she’s spying on Lila and cast …felt to me last chapter she was threatening Lila to me
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Nessa
Kat should be thrown out. She doesn't belong to this family.
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