Hoping for a miracle

~Two years later

Natalia's POV

I woke up and turned to hold my mate, but I only ended up hugging an empty space. I only guessed that he got up early for some pack business.

Everything had been going smoothly for us and the pack, and I was more than thankful for how far we had come and all we had achieved. It took time, but we eventually picked up the pieces of our lives and pushed on. Aaron and I suffered doubts from our pack members for a while. It was during our reign that all the bad things happened. Some even exited the pack. But here we were, two years later, gaining back their trust. Aaron had worked so hard that our pack was the safest to be in right now, and he wanted to keep it that way, even though it made him brutal in his dealings. But I didn't mind that, as long as he was brutal to just our enemies.

Being mated to Aaron was the best thing that ever happened to me. He promised to love and put me first, and he had never faltered in that regard. He did everything he could to