Impossible Choices

Liam POV

"Most of my men are well rested from the trip. They will start assessing the grounds and coming up with some battle strategies. The dense woods here..."

The second we walked into Riley's and Jax's bedroom I began talking. I needed to get my head in the game. I knew I lost them as being mine, but we were all still alive. That had to matter more than the pit in my stomach.

More than anything, I wanted this all to be over so I could hold my daughter. I felt so at odds about her. I knew I loved her and would protect her against anything, but I didn't even know what she looked liked.

It was weird to feel so incredibly devoted to someone you never met. More than anything I wanted to met her, hold her little body in my arms. She would probably be swaddled in a pink blanket. I was positive she would have her mother's smile too.

As I filled them in about what my pack had been rattling to me in our mind link, Riley stood and kissed me. Her hands fisted in my shirt, lips brushed softl