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ache for her every day of his life.
Shane could never have his love, his fated mate. He was too damaged and dangerous to give her what she deserved. All his success and fame had just been a compensation for what he really wanted. Lily.
Then he’d lost it all. There was nothing left. The black hole in his heart where Lily’s sweet love belonged, gaped inside him. He was ready for whatever fate lay before him. He was ready for the nightmare to be over.
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S he loved her lazy days at home with Theo, even if they did live in a one-bedroom apartment in a complex by the highway. It was their home. Wherever they were together, they could create a warm little nest.
Her boy rose from his bed and came into the living room to join his mother on the futon.
“Good morning, baby,” Lily said, ruffling his shaggy hair.
Theo scooted onto the futon beside his mother and wrapped his arms around her waist. She kissed his head smelled his sweet scent. She loved this child so much, she would do anything for him. It reminded her of how she felt about his father.
“Who was that man at the park yesterday, Mommy?” Theo asked.
Lily didn’t know what to say. She and Shane had not agreed on how they would address the subject with Theo. She knew she wasn’t ready to tell him yet.
“Shane is an old friend of mine,” Lily said, hoping the half-truth would be enough.
“Shane smells funny,” Theo said.
“What do you mean?” Lily asked.
Theo had met other shifters before. He had never said they smelled “funny.” He usually just said they smelled like shifters.
“He smells like me,” Theo said.
“He’s a shifter. You know what shifters smell like,” she said, trying to deflect.
“It isn’t because he’s a shifter,” Theo said. “Is that man my daddy?”
Lily’s heart clenched up in her chest, and she couldn’t breathe for a moment. Trying to figure out what to do, she took several deep breaths to center herself. Was she going to lie to her son? How could she do that when the truth was right in front of him?
“Theo, I didn’t want to tell you this yet. But you already know.”
“He is my daddy?” Theo said.
“He is.”
“Where has he been?”
“Shane was at war, like so many other shifters.”
“But the TV says shifters came home a long time ago,” Theo said, not understanding what was going on.
“Shane’s been living in the woods.”
“Didn’t he want to be my daddy?”
Lily didn’t know what to say now. She could tell Theo was getting more and more upset with each word she spoke. The child was so much like his father in many ways. He was a sweet boy up until the line got crossed. Theo could be just as wild as his father.
“He didn’t know about you until a few days ago,” Lily said, unable to lie to her child anymore.
“Why didn’t you tell my daddy about me?” Theo demanded.
“It was complicated, Theo. It’s grown-up stuff, baby. What matters is that he’s here now.”
“You didn’t want him to be my daddy,” Theo said. The little bear jumped up from the couch and glared at his mother.
“Shane and I have known each other a long time. He runs away when things get tough. He runs to the woods or off to war and doesn’t say a goodbye. I didn’t know where he was, Theo. He left me.”
Theo growled and stomped away, slamming the bedroom door behind him. Lily stared after him in disbelief. He rarely had these little temper tantrums, but when he did, watch out.
Instead of confronting him, she let him spend some time alone in his room to cool down. There was nothing else she could do or say right now. The child would have to calm himself down before she could explain anything else to him.
As the morning trailed into the afternoon, Lily started to worry that Theo had been sulking for too long. She went to his door and rapped her knuckles on the wood.
“Theo, sweetheart, you want some lunch?” she asked.
There was no response from the other side of the door. That was
Shane could never have his love, his fated mate. He was too damaged and dangerous to give her what she deserved. All his success and fame had just been a compensation for what he really wanted. Lily.
Then he’d lost it all. There was nothing left. The black hole in his heart where Lily’s sweet love belonged, gaped inside him. He was ready for whatever fate lay before him. He was ready for the nightmare to be over.
10
S he loved her lazy days at home with Theo, even if they did live in a one-bedroom apartment in a complex by the highway. It was their home. Wherever they were together, they could create a warm little nest.
Her boy rose from his bed and came into the living room to join his mother on the futon.
“Good morning, baby,” Lily said, ruffling his shaggy hair.
Theo scooted onto the futon beside his mother and wrapped his arms around her waist. She kissed his head smelled his sweet scent. She loved this child so much, she would do anything for him. It reminded her of how she felt about his father.
“Who was that man at the park yesterday, Mommy?” Theo asked.
Lily didn’t know what to say. She and Shane had not agreed on how they would address the subject with Theo. She knew she wasn’t ready to tell him yet.
“Shane is an old friend of mine,” Lily said, hoping the half-truth would be enough.
“Shane smells funny,” Theo said.
“What do you mean?” Lily asked.
Theo had met other shifters before. He had never said they smelled “funny.” He usually just said they smelled like shifters.
“He smells like me,” Theo said.
“He’s a shifter. You know what shifters smell like,” she said, trying to deflect.
“It isn’t because he’s a shifter,” Theo said. “Is that man my daddy?”
Lily’s heart clenched up in her chest, and she couldn’t breathe for a moment. Trying to figure out what to do, she took several deep breaths to center herself. Was she going to lie to her son? How could she do that when the truth was right in front of him?
“Theo, I didn’t want to tell you this yet. But you already know.”
“He is my daddy?” Theo said.
“He is.”
“Where has he been?”
“Shane was at war, like so many other shifters.”
“But the TV says shifters came home a long time ago,” Theo said, not understanding what was going on.
“Shane’s been living in the woods.”
“Didn’t he want to be my daddy?”
Lily didn’t know what to say now. She could tell Theo was getting more and more upset with each word she spoke. The child was so much like his father in many ways. He was a sweet boy up until the line got crossed. Theo could be just as wild as his father.
“He didn’t know about you until a few days ago,” Lily said, unable to lie to her child anymore.
“Why didn’t you tell my daddy about me?” Theo demanded.
“It was complicated, Theo. It’s grown-up stuff, baby. What matters is that he’s here now.”
“You didn’t want him to be my daddy,” Theo said. The little bear jumped up from the couch and glared at his mother.
“Shane and I have known each other a long time. He runs away when things get tough. He runs to the woods or off to war and doesn’t say a goodbye. I didn’t know where he was, Theo. He left me.”
Theo growled and stomped away, slamming the bedroom door behind him. Lily stared after him in disbelief. He rarely had these little temper tantrums, but when he did, watch out.
Instead of confronting him, she let him spend some time alone in his room to cool down. There was nothing else she could do or say right now. The child would have to calm himself down before she could explain anything else to him.
As the morning trailed into the afternoon, Lily started to worry that Theo had been sulking for too long. She went to his door and rapped her knuckles on the wood.
“Theo, sweetheart, you want some lunch?” she asked.
There was no response from the other side of the door. That was
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