“Ian, I don't know what to tell you, or how, I'll never be able to fix it”

Ian turned to Eden and smiled. It was a beautiful smile, and reminded her, with a pang, of all the reasons she had to love him.

“But there's nothing you can do, Eden. I just have to learn to live with it.”

‘So must I. And the baby will know, inevitably, that something is wrong and missing from his life. We'll both suffer for not having Ian’s love,’ thought the omega.

“Will you promise me something?” Eden asked.

“I'll give it a try. I can't promise something I can't keep.”

“From now on,...