Anelisa

As I struggled against Ryker, my baby began to cry, and I felt a wave of guilt wash over me. I was scaring her, and I didn't want to do that.

I took a deep breath, trying to calm down, but the pain and anger were still there, simmering just below me.

Ryker's grip on my wrists loosened, and he looked at me with soft eyes as though to read me.

"I'll give you time," he whispered. "But eventually, you're going to have to accept the truth. Alaric is gone, and you're mine now."

A glare was ...