Page 105 of Protected Promise

I stared at the note as a tear ran down my cheek.

“Babe, what is it?”

“It’s the note from my aunt that Sawyer gave me at graduation. I’d never read it before today.”

He took it from my hand and read it. I could feel his frustration. As always, she’d supported him to the very end, but she was right, I couldn’t carry that hatred in my heart any longer. I didn’t want to dwell on the past as I looked forward to the future.

My hand instinctively went to my stomach, and I knew that no matter what, I would ensure my child never knew the life I had led. He or she would never face the fears of my nightmares. No one would ever touch my child and live.

Landon was nothing like my uncle, of that I was certain, but I was nothing like my aunt either. I was strong, I was a survivor. My child would not inherit the darkness I carried for far too long. A darkness erased by love.

I looked up at my handsome mate and knew his goodness had changed me for the better. Because of that I would instead pass strength and courage with a will to endure on to his Alpha heir growing inside me.

“What’s that look for?” Landon asked.

I smirked, keeping my secret a little while longer, just until I was absolutely certain it was true. “Oh, nothing.”

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