LILY
“Mama?”
I jolted awake, hearing Ev calling me – and for a moment, I didn’t realize where I was.
Sunlight, soft blankets, warmth, pillows … they almost felt strange, wrong, after two years locked in that cold, damp, empty basement.
It’s all right, I reminded myself, taking a breath. It’s okay. You’re home. You’re in an actual house. You’re safe.
“Mama up!” Ev insisted, extending his arms out to me and wearing his cutest little frown. Of course, the little Alpha didn’t like it when people didn’t immediately comply with his requests.
“S-sure, baby,” I yawned, leaning out of the bed and picking him up.
A big, stupid grin popped on my face as soon as I felt him in my arms.
That had been the first night I had slept with my son between my arms.
Despite being exhausted, after
