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    A was curled up on the couch in her office, her face stained with dried–up tears. Ifigured she had


    just thrown herself into her work, her education. To stop obsessing over Hannah’s punishment. Never


    did I expect her to hide her pain, I didn’t even realize how bad it was. This had to be more than feeling


    a bit guilty. And for some reason, she did. not feel like she could share that pain with me. For some


    reason I made her feel like she couldn’t confide in me.


    She must have heard me entering the room as she startled awake. Rubbing her eyes, before smiling


    up at me.


    “Hey, baby, I’m sorry I’m just so tired.” She sat back up, still pretending


    to be fine.


    I told myself I was not going to probe her to tell me what was up. Before I found her curled up with a


    tear–stained face I told myself I was going to let her tell me in her own time. Now I couldn’t anymore. I


    would always want tofort her, as her mate it was my purpose in life. All I wanted was to make her


    feel happy, safe, and loved. It was clear she didn’t feel like that now, I ced the tray with our food on


    her desk and made my way over to her.


    “Darling, I can see you have been crying please let me be there for you?” I sat down pleading with her


    to let me in.


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    “You will think it is silly and we have so much more going on.” She sniffled but at least it wasn’t because


    she didn’t want to hide things from


    1. me.


    She just didn’t want to burden me. All I needed to do now was to show her that she would never burden


    me. If I could help her carry her burdens, as she always helped me carry mine. It’s what being mates is


    all about. So that is what I tell her, giving her the te of food in the meantime. Both to have something


    to do and not stress out over the fact that I still feel I let my mate down. And because I wanted her to


    eat.


    “I feel guilty about Hannah, which is stupid because I know she brought. this upon herself. Honestly, it’s


    not even her I feel guilty of but her pup. What if I ruined their life before it even started?” I could tell she


    was holding back another sob.


    A worrying about ruining a pup’s life. Even if it was their parents who potentially ruined it.


    “Darling, I don’t think it is silly. It’s so kind and sweet like you are, and it is one of the reasons why I love


    you. That being said you did not make the decision the council did. Dad would have pleaded for


    Hannah to be executed and the likelihood of the Council agreeing was high. You gave that little pup a


    chance at life when its parents never cared enough to do so. I would have risked everything to get you


    and our pup out of a dangerous situation. David just left them behind like they are nothing to him.” A


    listened to me while eating her food, something I said made her stop. Thinking about something before


    she answered me.


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    “Because you love me Griff, you are the best mate I could ever wish for. And you’re going to be just as


    good as a father to our pups” Her hand absentmindedly rested on her stomach when she told me she


    trusted me to be a good father.


    Making me wonder if deep down inside, she feels she is pregnant. I heard it happened to women


    before. It was not the most important thing now. And since A continued speaking I focussed my


    attention back on her. And to what she was saying.


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    “They never mattered to him, Hannah was a means to an end. I have heard him tell her he was sure


    she would never get pregnant. In his mind, wolves only could conceive if the Moon Goddess supported


    their union.” A was serious but I couldn’t help scoff.


    How can someone in line to be the next Alpha, who had to have some education? Be so absolutely


    stupid. There was no way he actually believed that to be true. A convinced me he was, but she


    never understood it either. That was why he raped her, he figured she would


    get pregnant on the first try. Showing her once and for all that was


    meant to be with her.


    he


    A had told us about her experiences, and the abuse she suffered. Never what he told her during the


    kidnapping. Now she told me all about it. How he forced her to y a happy couple. How everything he


    did was to show her that they were meant to be together. How he was convinced that he could restore


    the mate bond by being with her. How guilty she felt for ying along. Even if she had to, because if


    she would


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    have he would have only hurt her more.


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    I was horrified to learn all about what he had done to her. The full extent of what she had been through.


    I don’t know why I never asked her about it, maybe I was scared to find out what she had been


    through. Maybe it was because I was scared. A had told me how much it hurt her to hear the


    recollections of what I, our friends, and family had gone through when she was gone.


    It’s probably why she didn’t tell me either, she is always trying not to burden me with her problems.


    Even as the future Alpha the pack’s therapist would never tell me what she discussed. Rightfully so,


    A was the one who had to decide what she would tell me and what not. Apart from burdening me


    with her problems like she probably figured was what she would be doing. Even if it would never feel


    like that for me. It must also be hard for her to go over all the things she went through back when she


    was kidnapped.


    There was nothing I wanted more than to help her deal with all of this, But I was in way over my head. I


    could not help her, I could be there for her, I could support her, and continue to show her I loved her.


    But she needed professional help to deal with all of this. After one of the first session, she told me the


    therapist had figured out she was still dealing with the emotional effects of David not only rejecting her.


    But the betrayal that took ce when he betrayed her, and the bullying after. I hated seeing how my


    strong mate had to suffer so much. How she had to use her strength to ovee her past. She was


    great at it, maybe even a little too great. Now people underestimated the effect it had on her.


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    “Darling, I want you to know you can always tell me everything. Nothing you can say or do would make


    me love you less. My purpose as your mate is to help you carry all of your burdens just as you are


    doing for me. Still, there is only so much I can to to help you and I do think. you need help to deal with


    all of this. Not because you are weak, but because what you have gone through is just too much to


    bear for anyone” I told her hugging her close to my body. Hoping she would agree with me.


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