“No, however she’s not heartless.”

“Certain she is. She’s Alaina O’Connor. Jesus, ya actually are naïve, Maeve.”

Her face flushes. She lowers her voice, and damage fills it. “I solely wished to save lots of my father. I actually do wish to assist ya. I did not imply to place ya in any unhealthy place.”

I stare at her, feeling so many feelings that ought to solely be directed at Caleb, however I can not forgive her for what she’s carried out. I perceive her father was in a foul place, however he made his personal mattress. She ought to have let him sleep in it and left me and my son out of it.

She provides, “I will go inform Devin. I promise ya, he’ll assist ya. He has to. It is his son.”

My eyes fill with tears. “Do not ya get it, Maeve?”

She stays quiet.

I proceed, “No person might help me. Devin can not help me. I am Caleb’s prisoner. For the remainder of my life, I will likely be his prisoner. And each waking second, all I’ll do is attempt to defend my child. The one he is aware of is not his little one however his enemy’s. And he’ll do all the things in his energy to make use of my son as a weapon for some sick, twisted sport of revenge he has in opposition to Devin and the O’Connors. And ya helped do that.”

A tear falls down her cheek. She swipes at it. “I am sorry. I actually am.”

I seethe, “Inform it to my son.”

She glances on the child, opens her mouth, then snaps it shut.

“What, there’s nothing else ya wish to say?” I goad in anger.

She waits a second. Intense silence fills the air. She lastly simply states, “I actually am sorry, Lauren. Your child is gorgeous.” She turns, walks out, and shuts the door.

My insides quiver tougher.

My son seems to be up and whimpers.

“Hey, there. What’s unsuitable, sweetie?” I ask, stroking his head and giving him one other kiss. It takes a second for me to get him settled in my arms, however he lastly does.

As a lot as I want I might forgive Maeve or overlook what she did, I can not. And a part of me thinks possibly I ought to have let her go to the O’Connors, however it’s simply asking for extra bother.

They can not do something.

I am Caleb’s now.

Something Devin tries will solely make issues worse. That is my destiny.

Now, my solely objective in life is to guard my son.

26

Devin

One Month Later

Brody scrubs his face, asking, “What do ya imply, we misplaced the final one?”

Alaina relays, “They killed him. We’ve got no extra males inside proper now.”

I bark, “How might ya have let this occur?”

She shakes her head. “Come on, Devin. I do know you are upset, however—”

The anger I have been holding inside me for too lengthy explodes. “He has my son! He is telling the world my blood is his! And the mom of my little one is his hostage. What half about this do ya two not get?”

Brody crosses his arms. “Let’s not get into this once more. Ya know we perceive what’s occurring.”

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