Chapter\u00a0463<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0BONUS\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0irrational\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0fear\u00a0that,\u00a0because\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0exactly\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0done.\u00a0Talking\u00a0to\u00a0Cassie\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0thing\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0do,\u00a0even\u00a0now.\u00a0But\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0necessary,\u00a0so\u00a0she\u00a0knew\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0chance\u00a0of\u00a0ever\u00a0seeing\u00a0her\u00a0son\u00a0again.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0my\u00a0son\u2026\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0finally\u00a0said,\u00a0her\u00a0voice\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0soft.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter\u00a0what\u00a0you\u00a0did\u2026\u00a0what\u00a0makes\u00a0you\u00a0think\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0any\u00a0right\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0your\u00a0son?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0through\u00a0my\u00a0teeth,\u00a0my\u00a0tone\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0harsh\u00a0and\u00a0making\u00a0her\u00a0flinch.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0time\u00a0ago,\u00a0Gavin.\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0changed\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA\u00a0shower\u00a0and\u00a0decent\u00a0clothes\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0mean\u00a0shit,\u00a0Cassie,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0narrowed.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0nearly\u00a0killed\u00a0that\u00a0boy\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0barely\u00a0a\u00a0year\u00a0old;\u00a0you\u00a0think\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0let\u00a0you\u00a0anywhere\u00a0near\u00a0him?\u201d<\/p>\n
Tears\u00a0welled\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s\u00a0my\u00a0son\u2026<\/p>\n
>>\u00a0<\/p>\n
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peor\u00a0ede<\/p>\n
I\u00a0stood\u00a0up;\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0done\u00a0with\u00a0this\u00a0conversation.\u00a0I\u00a0came\u00a0here\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0say,\u00a0and\u00a0now\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0leaving.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0stood\u00a0as\u00a0well,\u00a0desperation\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0begged.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0just\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0how\u00a0he\u00a0is\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s\u00a0great,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0never\u00a0leaving\u00a0hers.\u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s\u00a0getting\u00a0good\u00a0grades,\u00a0he\u00a0has\u00a0friends,\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0healthy,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0has\u00a0a\u00a0family\u00a0that\u00a0loves\u00a0him.\u00a0He\u00a0wants\u00a0for\u00a0nothing\u00a0and\u00a0has\u00a0everything\u00a0he\u00a0could\u00a0ever\u00a0possibly\u00a0need\u00a0and then\u00a0some.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0providing\u00a0him\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0life,\u00a0Cassie.\u00a0A\u00a0life\u00a0that\u00a0you\u00a0could\u00a0never\u00a0provide\u00a0for\u00a0him.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0sucked\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0sharp\u00a0intake\u00a0of\u00a0breath\u00a0from\u00a0my\u00a0harsh\u00a0words;\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0a\u00a0reality\u00a0check\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0because\u00a0she\u00a0looked\u00a0as\u00a0though\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0argument\u00a0left.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0happened\u00a0to\u00a0him\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0baby\u2026\u00a0it\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0my\u00a0fault.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0Macus\u2019s,\u00a0and\u00a0you\u00a0know\u00a0that.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0who\u00a0put\u00a0those\u00a0bruises\u00a0on\u00a0us\u00a0both\u2026\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0who\u00a0injected\u00a0us\u00a0with\u00a0those\u00a0drugs,\u00a0took\u00a0everything\u00a0I\u00a0had,\u00a0and left.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0victim\u00a0too.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0growled\u00a0at\u00a0her,\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0surging\u00a0forward\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0audacity.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0stopped\u00a0being\u00a0a\u00a0victim\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0you\u00a0took\u00a0off\u00a0with\u00a0him,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0through\u00a0my\u00a0teeth.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0knew\u00a0the\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0man\u00a0he\u00a0was\u2026\u00a0the\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0rogue\u00a0he\u2019d\u00a0always\u00a0be.\u00a0And\u00a0yet\u00a0you\u00a0still\u00a0took\u00a0Mathew,\u00a0and\u00a0you\u00a0left\u00a0the\u00a0protection\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0pack\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0with\u00a0him.\u00a0You\u00a0disappeared\u00a0for\u00a0over\u00a0a\u00a0year,\u00a0Cassie.\u00a0The\u00a0state\u00a0I\u00a0found\u00a0him\u00a0in\u2026\u00a0the\u00a0state\u00a0I\u00a0found\u00a0you\u00a0in\u2026\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0your\u00a0fault.\u00a0You\u00a0might\u00a0not have\u00a0put\u00a0those\u00a0bruises\u00a0on\u00a0him,\u00a0but\u00a0you\u00a0did\u00a0shit\u00a0at\u00a0protecting\u00a0him.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0spat\u00a0those\u00a0last\u00a0words\u00a0at\u00a0her,\u00a0making\u00a0her\u00a0wince.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0know\u00a0I\u00a0fucked\u00a0up,\u00a0Gavin.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u00a0just\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0to\u00a0him.\u00a0I\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0looks\u00a0like\u00a0and\u00a0get\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0my\u00a0son.\u00a0Does\u00a0he\u00a0even\u00a0know\u00a0about\u00a0me?\u00a0Or\u00a0does\u00a0he\u00a0think\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0his\u00a0real\u00a0father?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u00a0knows\u00a0about\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0murmur.\u00a0\u201cHe\u00a0knows\u00a0his\u00a0mom\u00a0is\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0hospital\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0good\u00a0for\u00a0him.\u00a0He\u00a0knows\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0being\u00a0taken\u00a0care\u00a0of\u00a0by\u00a0a\u00a0family\u00a0that\u00a0loves\u00a0him\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0you\u00a0will\u00a0not\u00a0be\u00a0a\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0life.\u00a0Leave\u00a0him\u00a0alone,\u00a0Cassie.\u00a0He\u00a0has\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0life,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0need\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0disturbed.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0knew\u00a0my\u00a0words\u00a0were\u00a0harsh;\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0my\u00a0sister,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0should\u00a0have\u00a0sympathy\u00a0for\u00a0her,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t.\u00a0Not\u00a0after\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0put\u00a0Matthew\u00a0through.\u00a0She\u00a0got\u00a0no\u00a0sympathy\u00a0from\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0refused\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0in\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0wishes,\u00a0regardless\u00a0of\u00a0how<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0BONUS\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0463<\/p>\n
many\u00a0crocodile\u00a0tears\u00a0she\u00a0cried.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0turned\u00a0away,\u00a0ready\u00a0to\u00a0leave\u00a0and\u00a0not\u00a0return\u00a0here\u00a0unless\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0necessary.\u00a0As\u00a0I\u00a0reached\u00a0the\u00a0door,\u00a0her\u00a0words\u00a0had\u00a0stopped\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut\u00a0what\u00a0about\u00a0what\u00a0Matt\u00a0wants,\u00a0huh?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked\u00a0suddenly.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0wants\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0his\u00a0mother?\u00a0What\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0wants\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0who\u00a0I\u00a0am?\u00a0Did\u00a0you\u00a0ever\u00a0stop\u00a0and\u00a0ask\u00a0him what\u00a0he\u00a0wanted,\u00a0or\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0decide\u00a0his\u00a0future for\u00a0him\u00a0like you\u00a0decided\u00a0everyone\u00a0else\u2019s?\u00a0You\u2019re\u00a0not\u00a0innocent\u00a0in\u00a0all\u00a0of\u00a0this,\u00a0Gavin.\u00a0You\u00a0are\u00a0the\u00a0reason\u00a0he doesn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0mother.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 463 Chapter\u00a0463 +25\u00a0BONUS\u00a0 It\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0irrational\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0fear\u00a0that,\u00a0because\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0exactly\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0done.\u00a0Talking\u00a0to\u00a0Cassie\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0thing\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0do,\u00a0even\u00a0now.\u00a0But\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0necessary,\u00a0so\u00a0she\u00a0knew\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0chance\u00a0of\u00a0ever\u00a0seeing\u00a0her\u00a0son\u00a0again. \u201cI\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0my\u00a0son\u2026\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0finally\u00a0said,\u00a0her\u00a0voice\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0soft. 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