"Lily," he growled one evening as I helped adjust his pillows. "Why are you still here?" His eyes were hard, and angry when I turned to face him. The accident had taken so much from him, and he hated feeling helpless. He still hadn't accepted it. "Because I care about you, I'm not going to leave you like everyone else." "You're wasting your time!" He snapped. "Look at me! I'm a broken man. I can't walk, I can't even take care of myself. What do you expect to accomplish by staying here?" "I expect you to fight! I... I expect you to try and get better, Marcus. You're not done yet. You still have a chance." He let out a bitter laugh, shaking his head. "There's no chance Lily. The doctors said-" "I don't care what the doctors said! I believe in you, Marcus. I know you can recover. You just have to try." For a moment those eyes softened, and in that split second, I thought maybe, just maybe, I'd gotten through to him. But then his face darkened and he turned away. "I don't want your pity, just... leave me alone." 

The Alpha king fated bond: destined to burn

Chapter 30


Lily's point of view
I had just finished arranging the supper table when there was a knock on the door. On the floor, Aiden was whistling a song he had made up while lining up his toy vehicles in a perfect queue. I looked at the time. Too late for a delivery, and also for a neighbour.
As I app...

  

Lily's point of view

I had just finished arranging the supper table when there was a knock on the door. On the floor, Aiden was whistling a song he had made up while lining up his toy vehicles in a perfect queue. I looked at the time. Too late for a delivery, and also for a neighbour.

As I app...

Chapter 28