INICIAR SESIÓNNora’s POV"Mom, let's have a family day!" Fiona said all of a sudden after breakfast."A family outing, but we've been going out a alot very recently baby, I think we should rest today" I said to her softly and she pouted. "Your mother is right, Fiona" Elena, Fiona's biggest supporter saiss.Fiona turned to her in betrayal, but before I could decide whether to be annoyed or amused, someone knocked on the front door.Fiona's entire face brightened. I knew who it was before Rafael even stepped inside.The moment he saw her standing beside the table with that particular expression, he stopped. “What happened?”“Family day,” Fiona announced, ignoring my earlier rejection.Rafael looked at me. I pointed at our daughter. “She's probably been planning this since before breakfast.” I said.“Since yesterday,” Fiona corrected.“That is not helping.”Rafael's gaze moved between us. "I don't mind going out again with you" he said."You know what, some family bonding isn't so bad after all" Ele
Rafael's POV I had once believed that if I brought Nora enough flowers, offered enough apologies, and reminded her often enough that I regretted what I had done, eventually the pain between us would begin to fade.I was wrong. Flowers wilted, apologies could be repeated until they lost all meaning. And regret, no matter how sincere, could not give Nora back the years I had taken from her.The more time I spent around her and Fiona, the more clearly I understood that I could not simply apologize my way back into Nora's life. I could not expect her to trust me because I had finally realized how badly I had failed her, and I certainly could not demand that she forgive me because I had become sorry.If I wanted any chance of earning her back, I had to become someone she could genuinely rely on.That meant changing things I had never considered changing before.For most of my life, I had been used to making decisions and expecting everyone around me to follow them. As a prince, I had been
Nora's POV The following weeks settled into a routine I had never expected to have with Rafael, one that felt strange and almost unreal at first, yet slowly became so familiar that I began noticing his absence whenever he was late, which was something I refused to admit, even to myself.Rafael and I had gently broken the news of Rafael being her father and instead of being confused as we expected, Fiona was excited and didn't even ask questions. She easily accepted and welcomed Rafael like she had known him her entire life.Every evening, Rafael came to my house to spend time with Fiona, and although he had initially promised he would not interfere with my life, his presence inevitably became part of it anyway. Fiona never allowed him to simply visit her and leave without dragging me into whatever activity she had decided we were all doing that day.The first few evenings had been awkward. I would stand nearby while Rafael tried to figure out what a four-year-old actually wanted from
Nora's POV Today was finally the first day of our arrangement. I couldn't believe I was really doing this. I barely slept the night before, not because I regretted my decision. I didn't.Fiona deserved to know her father, no matter how complicated things were between Rafael and me, and I refused to let my resentment rob her of something I had wished for countless times growing up. That didn't make this any easier.I stood in front of the mirror for what felt like the tenth time that morning, smoothing invisible wrinkles from my dress before shaking my head at myself."You're not getting ready for him," I muttered. "You're getting ready because today matters to Fiona."Even I wasn't convinced by the excuse. I heard a knock from downstairs and I immediately knew it was Rafael. Of course he was on time now. Rafael had always been punctual, almost painfully so.I inhaled slowly before walking downstairs.Elena was already peeking through the front window with an expression somewhere bet
Third person’s povRafael had never imagined that winning battles across kingdoms would prove easier than earning a single conversation with the woman he loved.Three days had passed since Nora had turned him away without so much as looking back, and by then he had accepted one painful truth…. she had no intention of forgiving him anytime soon.He had come believing a few heartfelt apologies and enough persistence might soften her anger, but every encounter only reminded him of the depth of the wounds he had left behind. Nora was no longer the young woman who had waited endlessly for him to choose her. She had built an entirely new life without him, and he was nothing more than an unwelcome reminder of everything she had survived.Returning to his own territory suddenly felt like surrendering and losing them permanently. So instead of leaving, Rafael rented a modest apartment on the outskirts of the town, far removed from the luxuries of his castle. It was small, with only two bedro
Nora's POV I closed the front door a little harder than I intended, the sound echoing through the small house before silence settled over everything once again. My heart refused to slow down, my thoughts refusing to stay where they belonged, and no matter how many times I reminded myself that I had done the right thing by walking away from Rafael without listening to whatever apology he had prepared, my mind kept drifting back to the flowers resting on the bench outside the courthouse and the small wrapped package beside them that I had stubbornly refused to touch.I hated that I was even thinking about them.I hated that after everything, after all the pain and loneliness and nights I had cried myself to sleep wondering why I had never been enough for him to fight for, a tiny part of me still noticed the effort."No," I muttered under my breath as I leaned against the door. "Stop it." That wasn't my life anymore.I wasn't the frightened omega who waited for Rafael to look at her an
Nora's POV"NORA!" I heard a familiar deep voice yell my name and I felt all the hair on my body stand in fear. My heart started to race. I stood there, frozen in fear as I prayed to my maker that the voice didn't belong to whom I feared it would."You bitch!" I heard him snarl my heart fell to my
Rafael's POV I decided Nora deserved one normal day. The thought came to me during yet another council meeting where three different nobles spent nearly an hour arguing over shipping taxes while pretending they weren't actually fighting over power.I found myself staring out the window wondering w
Nora’s POV I managed to drag myself home. By the time I reached my stepfather’s house, the sky had already begun to lighten into a dull gray, and every step toward the front door filled me with dread. My body ached from everything that had happened the night before, from the beating outside the p
Nora’s POVThe sight of those two together burned my eyes, I couldn’t bear to continue looking at them. By the time I shoved through the pack hall doors, I was practically running. Cold night air felt harsh against my skin, but I kept moving down the stone steps, my vision blurred with tears.I hat







