CHAPTER 23

KRISTINA'S POV

As an orphan who grew up in Wysteria Hope Orphanage, I struggled to survive after I was criticized for my lack of strength despite shifting at a young age of 16. I almost lost my sanity if not for the existence of my childhood friend, the same man who I loved for years.

Alpha Laurence, the son of the Crimson Snow Pack's Alpha. A man who yearned for greater power. He has everything in life except for one thing—a mate, his luna. He took advantage of my feelings for him; he brought me to his bed and had a one night stand with him.

"But why mom?" Jorel asked. "Why did you agree to let Dad do this? It's cruel."

"It isn't cruel," I said. I sat down on my chair, the only thing I could use to hold myself upright. My arms trembled under the weight of the weight that rested in them. My face turned ashen. I looked more like I was about to fall asleep than wake up.

"He knows how much your mother loves you. He does this because... he loves you."

"And he's going to hurt us." Tear