Just the thought of being apart from her cubs broke Lara's heart.
Even if she wasn't a good mother, she couldn't imagine a life without them. She would just lose any motivation to continue fighting, and she would stop caring about anything.
She knew how it was going to end: she would die, forgotten and alone. And her cubs would be somewhere else, taken care of by other people. Yet, no matter how powerful or similar to them, no one could love them enough.
She was their mother, and no one could feel what she felt every time she was with them.
«I can't let you take them away,» she said, her eyes filling with tears. «They're my children.»
Nate blinked, surprised. He raised his gaze and met hers in the mirror.
He was almost done with her wounds, and his rage was calming down as he realised it wasn't the pup's fault if she couldn't control herself.
Yet, he couldn't leave his mate close to those dangerous beasts.
