Alex.
What exactly had I said that warranted such a hard slap?
The sting on my cheek still lingered, but it was nothing compared to the confusion clouding my mind.
I genuinely couldn't understand it.
All I had wanted to do was explain everything to her.
That was all.
There hadn't been any ill intentions behind my words.
Ella couldn't have children. It was an unfortunate reality that neither of us could change.
Because of that, I only wanted Eva's child to have a legitimate place within the pack. If the child carried a proper status, then everyone could acknowledge Ella as the child's mother.
In my mind, that was the best solution.
I thought I was protecting everyone.
Instead, I had only made everything worse.
"Don't you ever indirectly refer to me as barren again in your life!" Ella yelled, as her voice echoed through the room with a force I had never heard before.
Every word was filled with hurt, with anger and with years of bottled-up pain.
