The Alpha and The Vigilante novel Chapter 88

A small grin spread out over my face. After everything we went through, he thought there was a chance I may not want him.

I grabbed his bearded face, and pulled him in for a kiss. He was too shocked to respond at first, but quickly returned my affection.

Much too soon, he pulled away. "Wait, Ares. We need to talk about something first..." His voice trailed off, and he looked down at my stomach sadly.

The pup.

"I'm so sorry, mate," Cain whispered, emotion choking him up. "The doctor said that you were exposed to too much wolfsbane. Your uterus was so damaged, he said that there was no way you would have been able to carry a pup to full term."

Guilt squeezed my chest. Cain thought it was the wolfsbane exposure from Wilson, but I'm sure me drinking it for years had contributed to my uterus failing.

"It's okay, little mate. We don't need an heir. Don't worry about it, okay? We'll be okay," He promised me, but I felt like he was more convincing himself.

Cain wrapped his arms around me, and I gratefully sank into his embrace, even though I didn't deserve his comfort. It was my fault.

"It'll be okay, pup. We'll be okay. We're together, that's all I need," Cain kissed my forehead as tears spilled down my cheeks and coated his chest.

Only an epilogue left and then WE OUTTA HERE BOYS!!!!

Epilogue

"Oof," Axel grunted as I kicked my foot into his ribs. When would he learn to guard them?

And that, dear pups, is why we always make sure to guard our torso. If you get stricken there, you'll be handicapped the most. Watch how easily I can take him down now that I've shattered half of his ribs, I instructed the attentive pups via mindlink, who stared at me with wide, fascinated eyes. Kids' fascination with violence was extremely concerning but also kind of admirable and definitely hilarious.

"Wait wha-" Axel's eyes slightly widened as he knew what was coming next.

I jumped up and kicked Axel in midair, hitting him squarely in the chest. "Oof" He grunted again, and the little pups laughed as he collapsed to the ground. I put my foot on Axel's stomach as I addressed the little warriors in training.

Everyone grab a partner and spar with them. You can break bones, but for the love of God, please don't tell Alpha Cain I said that, I told them.

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