Chapter 140

Elara pov

“Daddy! Daddy! Do you think I could ever become a strong Beta like you? I really want to save people the way you do. It’s so cool!”

That was what my eight-year-old self had said, grinning up at the man whose smile froze the moment the words left my mouth.

He turned to my mother, exchanging a quiet, sad look, and just like that, the warmth of dinner dissolved into something awkward an