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against the sofa, pale and silent, tears shining in her eyes but refusing to fall. She looks as though she's standing
on the edge of a cliff, staring down into something vast and terrifying.
Sadie folds her arms around herself, curling inward as if she can make herself smaller. "I didn't mean to say it out
loud," she whispers, eyes fixed on the floor. "It just came. | couldn't stop it. And now I've said it, | can't take it
back."
And in that moment, | realize this isn't just about Piper's pregnancy.
This is about Sadie. About the power awakening inside her, a power that feels too big, too raw, too divine. And
it's breaking her.
This is a power that she just discovered in the worst way possible. She isn't prepared for it and it just cout
from her and she had no way to prepare for it.
Sadie's hands are trembling against her lap, and her breath comes uneven and shallow. Her eyes are unfocused,
not even looking at Piper anymore. She looks like she's breaking right in front of me, shattering under the weight
of something none of us understand.
Knox growls inside me, sharp and possessive. "Go to her. Our mate needs us. Piper has Calvin. Sadie only has
us."
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mate. She and Aspen will always cfirst, just like Calvin will always cbefore me.
| press through the bond and mind-link Piper. "Pip... I'll be here for you, | swear it. But right now, | need to go to
Sadie. She needs me."
There's silence on the link. Then, her shaky voice. "I know, Alec. You're right, she needs you. Go to her. I'll be
okay."
Relief and guilt wash throughat once. But | see Piper's small nod, her lips pressing together as though to
hold in tears, and she steps back.
That's all the permission | need.
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| cross the room in two strides and kneel in front of Sadie. "Hey," | whisper, slipping my arms around her
trembling frame. She stiffens in surprise, her wide eyes darting up atlike she never thought I'd choose her
first. But then slowly, her body folds against mine.
And she clings. Goddess, does she cling tolike she's drowning and I'm the only thing keeping her afloat.
Knox exhales, satisfied. "I love our sister, but this is where we belong."
My chest tightens, and my throat burns. I hold her tighter, pressing my chin to her hair, letting her sobs soak into
me. "I've got you, Sadie," murmur against her temple, I'm
right here. You're not alone."
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