Chapter 23
Sienna:
I ran my fingers through my hair, gently brushing it as I forced myself to ignore the pain that I felt in my chest, knowing that tonight was going to be one that was difficult for me.
My girl.
My little angel.
I could feel her whimpers, and I could feel her calling for me, and yet, I also knew that I couldn’t help her. I knew that I couldn’t approach her, nor could I allow myself to take a step toward her to protect her.
If I could, if I did, I knew that I wouldn’t step down until I had her in my arms. And I knew that it wasn’t going to be in her benefit no matter how much I wanted it to be.
The door opened, revealing Alpha Kael, his eyes met mine for a moment before he looked down at his feet as he stepped inside. He closed the door behind him, leaving the two of us alone in the room.
“Yes, Alpha?” I asked, and he looked away from me.
“I was told that you allowed your daughter in an incubator. That you did not fight, and that you are not speaking. You are keeping yourself calm, and you are keeping yourself quiet about everything that is going on. May I ask why?” He asked, and looking away from him, I took a deeper breath than I knew to be necessary.
“I don’t have a reason to keep fighting. I cannot stand against him, and I cannot keep putting her in in harms way. She needs this, and had it been any other way, I would have fought. But I know that if I keep fighting, she is just going to be hurt. She might grow hurt, and I know that Damon wants me to fight back. At this point, I am not in the mood for that. I do not want to keep doing that, nor do I want to keep things the way that they are.” I said, looking at Alpha Kael.
“You have to fight for your daughter. It is what a mother should do.” He said, and I looked away from him. It pained me, but I knew that he was right.
“A mother should fight for her child, that is correct. But Isla does not need me as a mother. She needs a mother who is capable of what she is going to be able to do. I am not that mother, and I can never be that person. I can never be the person who would stand by her side and raise her the way that I should.” I said, forcing myself to ignore the pain that I was feeling with each word that I was saying. I forced myself to take a breath, and I forced myself to stand, knowing that this was going to be the most painful thing that I was going to have to deal with. “It is hard for me to stand knowing that my girl is not beside me. and I know, right now, no matter how things are going to be, I know that I am not fit to mother the Alpha’s daughter.”
“Then why did you keep her?” He asked, and I closed my eyes as I let out a low growl.
He did not say respons.
a word for a few moments, but when I opened my eyes to meet his, he shook his head at me, waiting for my
“I wasn’t going to let my child pay for the mistake that I made. I wasn’t going to take my child’s life because she has a father like Damon. A father that wouldn’t have wanted her to be around. He would have rather had me, die…”
“Had he wanted you dead, he wouldn’t have spared you. He would have had your head.” He said, stopping me. “Mind you, anyone in his place would have been angry with you. However, he chose to spare your life. He chose to spare everything about you and is still choosing to do so.”
Alpha Damon
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