Chapter 193
Kiana
Immediately, I stepped inside the circle and felt the magic drain away. “I don’t have magic anymore, but even if I did, none of this is for me. It was for a deranged woman to hold on to a memory of when she thought she was in control. She’s dead now, and I don’t need this place to know that I had a happy family once. And I don’t need to bring any of that up. I have enough happiness in my immediate past.”
Finn stared at the home as the flowers started to wither and the wood started to break down. Its age was catching up to it. “I could burn it to the ground,” he said darkly.
“I think you should. I love that you wanted to give me a choice, but this place doesn’t mean anything to me, and it’s a symbol of Indigo Peak’s troubled past. Burn it and make way for the future. You’re going to be an amazing alpha, and if you’ll let me, I’ll come visit often to check in on you. I’m going to miss you and Amelia.”
“You’re more than welcome, Kiana. I’ll demand your visits, seeing as how I’m alpha and all.” He laughed nervously. “Troy and the others believe in me, but I’m glad that you do as well.”
“That should be all the proof you need to know that you belong here. You can heal what your mother nearly killed. Besides, the way things are looking, I might need a place to stay.”
A growl sounded in the woods, and we both turned as Troy stepped out. Had he been following us or just tracking us?
Finn grinned at me. “I don’t think you’re going to need a place to live Kiana.” He walked toward Troy and stopped to say something, but it was low under his breath, and I couldn’t hear.
He walked away and Troy stalked toward me. At the ferocity in his eyes, I held my breath. Violence simmered in his eyes, but when he caught hold of my chin, his touch was so gentle as he tilted my face up to his. “Is this where you want to be? With your friend who helped save you near the home where you were able to be a child?”
“Troy…”
“I know I have done wrong by you, Kiana. I am just another in a long line of people who have disappointed you, but I love you with every beat of my heart. My wolf may have chosen you, may have thrust you in my path, but I cannot imagine a life without you.” Slowly, he released my chin and
lowered himself to his knees.
My breath caught in my throat. What the hell was he doing? “I will make more mistakes, Kiana. I’ve never in my life thought I could love or need someone as much as I need you, and every cell in my
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body needs to protect you, but I will never shut you out again. I swear it.”
“Troy…”
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“If this is where you want to make your home, Jenson will make an excellent alpha. Wolfspire will be just fine with him in charge, and you and I can fix up this rotten place and make it happy again. If you want to be a rogue, we’ll build a house in the middle of nowhere and raise our children to be wild with love. If you want to leave the mountain all together, I will crawl to the king and beg that he let us into his community. Whatever you want, whatever you need, Kiana, to be happy again. To trust again. For you and for our baby.”
When he touched my belly, I burst into tears. “Shut up, you idiot. You came for me. Despite the danger, you came for me, and you bled for me. You’ve done everything for me. I asked Finn if I could stay because I made a choice for our child, and I feared that when you looked at me, you
saw my mother.”
“Our witch wolf son?” Lifting my shirt, he kissed my abdomen. “He will live, and that is what I care about. You will live, and that is what I care about. You could birth a kitten, and I’d be thrilled.”
“Really?” I couldn’t help but grin. “You wouldn’t have any questions?”
“Kiana, you’re killing me here. Are you coming home with me, or must I stalk you for the rest of my life until you give me another chance?”
Looking down at him, I felt my stomach flutter happily. “You are my heart and my soul. Evalina had it right when she first saw us together. We belong together, Troy. We’ll fight and we’ll piss each other off, but we’ll love even more fiercely. Wolfspire is my home, and you are my alpha and my
mate.”
Rising, he picked me up and swung me around, and I sighed into his embrace. At long last, we were at peace, and everything was as it should be.
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