#Chapter 204: Garnering Sympathy

Olivia “Prove it.” Nathan towered over Ryan, his very form exuding the energy of an Alpha who was protecting his pack. At that moment, I felt proud to have him by my side. Ryan’s cold sneer seemed to hang in the room like a shadow. Without uttering a word, he slowly lifted the hem of his shirt, revealing a network of raised, pink scars marring the pale skin of his abdomen. I involuntarily inhaled, my mind struggling to process the proof of his claims. On top of that, he produced a sheaf of papers from a folder, medical records and reports that detailed every injury, every surgery. “Believe me now?” Ryan’s voice was almost a whisper, the slight quiver in it revealing an unexpected vulnerability. My heart clenched. This was the man I once thought I loved, the biological father of my children, now standing broken before me, practically begging me for my son. I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of sympathy. But even so, Elliot was mine, and he couldn’t just waltz in