I picked up my son at the end of Family Day.He was supposed to jump happily into my arms, but instead, I held a sobbing boy."Mommy, do I have a daddy?"Ari's voice trembled as he asked, his tear-streaked face red and swollen. I had never seen him cry like this before."Daddy came to Family Day today. I wanted to sit with him, but he pushed me away. He said he was Anna's daddy.”Ari's sobs grew louder. "My classmates said I don't have a daddy. They said you found me in the dump."Children passing by cast mocking glances at Ari, their expressions cruel. Ari clung to me, burying his face in my shoulder as his cries echoed around us.I held him tightly, my heart aching at his pain. I wanted to comfort him, but the memory of Rook's cold, detached expression surfaced in my mind, cutting through my thoughts like a blade.Three years had passed since I started raising Ari alone in Moon Shadow Territory. When the Beta soldiers told me their Alpha was returning, I was overjoyed. I thou
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