60. Making A Choice

ALEJANDRO

“Please” She pleaded, taking a seat on a chair opposite my desk.

“You’re asking me to fucking send you to your death.” I said quietly. “How the fuck do you expect me to agree to that? I know that it's hard living without your mate but…”

I looked down at my hands, the slight scorch mark on my palm healing over before I took another cigarette out.

“I am asking you to make the smarter choice. Someone who yearns to be by their mate’s side and has adult children, over someone who is leaving their eight-year-old as Alpha and their mate behind. It makes obvious sense which is the better option.” She explained quietly.

“And how will you tell Raihana that her mother is going to sacrifice herself?”

“The very same way you would have had to tell Skyla and Kataleya. The only difference is Raihana is a woman, not a child.”

Fuck her logic. Even if it made fucking sense, I am not going to let her do this. I couldn’t…

“No Maria.” I took a drag on my cigarette.

“I'm doing this, if you