Take Her With Me

Future Alpha Romero's POV

Betrayal, anger, disappointment. All sorts of emotions run through me the longer I look at Loriann. She shifts uncomfortably in her seat, probably out of guilt. I can't believe she kept me in the dark all this time.

Yes, I remember it all now. Lori saved me from a bad fall on the slide. We were barely five at the time. After that, I was so grateful to her for saving my life that I showered her with gifts almost every day. I shared my food with her, she was my only playmate. We had a good time together, sometimes she would come to the packhouse where we would spend time in the recreation room.

And then her parents left the pack, just as Aniyan had mentioned. Crescent Moon had a shortage of medical staff and as part of the cooperation agreement, we offered them some specialists. I remember now how sad I was not to see her again, but she promised to come back when she was older.

And she did, three years ago. My God, how could I have forgotten her? And she nev