ISABELLA’S POV
“Mommy… so we have a daddy too? Just like our friends in the pack?”
My heart clenched after hearing Liam’s question. His and Lily’s innocent faces were filled with curiosity, and the word "daddy" sounded foreign, almost new to hear from them. My throat tightened as the realization struck me like a wave.
I had never prepared them for this moment. I had never mentioned the word to them before, too afraid of the questions that might follow, and too scared to face the truth myself.
From the beginning, I shielded them from the reality of their father’s absence. They were so young, and I was terrified they’d ask why he wasn’t here, why he hadn’t been by their side as they grew. I wasn’t ready to tell them then, and even now, the fear lingered, but it was time. They were growin
