My Alpha Caused Our Daughter's Death

Artemis is bound to Aspen, Alpha of the Stoneriver Pack, by an arrangement between their families rather than fate. When Aspen brings home Ember, the fated mate he claims, Artemis and their five-year-old daughter Aella are pushed to the edges of his life.

At an Alpha gathering, Aspen sends Aella outside alone to fetch allergy medicine for Ember. Rogues find the child first. Aella reaches Artemis through their mind link, but by the time Artemis arrives, her daughter is dying, the medicine still clutched in her hand. Aspen's only reply is a demand that Aella hurry back to Ember.

Two days after burying Aella, Artemis faces Aspen's fury: Ember blames the child for her allergic reaction, and he wants Aella punished. Artemis knows Ember's allergy is a lie, but Aspen refuses to believe his daughter is gone, and turns on the wife he no longer trusts.