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Shepherd didn't even know her, his love was based off soer on

What more do you want from me, Shepherd?

I want everything

The ie of Svana, of the expression on her face and the subtle flaring of her frightening blue eyes… The Alpha female had been displeased with her existence, Claire was certain of that The wonant Yet to his face, Svana had numbly accepted that Shepherd would have a toy… one the crazy Alpha fea she claimed they shared had been facsimiles of her exotic beauty

Why would his consort, one Shepherd admitted he loved, not know he'd taken a mate, or that he had created a baby? Why had those eyes looked at Claire al rebound?

Rebound…

Svana was ht she was also equivalently

Holy shit Svana had been unfaithful to Shepherd's devotion

Understanding dawned and Claire's jaw dropped; she was a rebound Her skin began to buzz as if overstimulated, her mind flew into a thousand directions at once Shepherd's whole world had been shaken and his a—to continue his dedication to the woman who'd freed him from the Undercroft, but ease his own troubled heartache by forcing another to love hied for Svana to love him

"Why are you crying?"

Startled, Claire looked up to see the blue-eyed Beta had coers towards the intruder, she ignored his question and just showed him the rendition of Shepherd in watercolor

With brows dra, Jules looked at her painting, then looked away immediately "You do not lack talent"

"So I've been told," wiping tears off her face, Claire conceded "Does he know that you talk to me?"

"No"

"I'lad that you do"