(Olivia's POV)

Alexander's cruel words made my heart tighten with suffocating pain. The rejection felt like a physical blow to my chest.

Cora whimpered inside me as if she had been struck by lightning. My wolf was devastated by our mate's disgust.

I hurriedly tried to explain the truth. "I didn't betray you. The cub in my belly was yours."

"I didn't want to miscarry," I continued desperately. "That night..."

"You shut up!" ...