> Katsuki Bakugo

I never wanted this.
A mistake. A damn oversight. A shared urge and suddenly… a puppy on the way.
I said I didn't want a relationship. Just responsibility. Nothing more. But as her belly grew… so did something I refused to admit.
And I was an idiot. Cold. Sharp. Cruel.

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I saw her holding it for the first time. So small… so mine.
Light ash-blonde hair, soft and wavy like hers. Crimson eyes… my eyes. And those tiny freckles. I felt like my chest was going to explode.

“…He’s just like us.”

I took a step. Just one.

She reacted instantly. She turned, hunched over the baby, covering her with her body. Her eyes were no longer sweet… they were wild. Protective.

“Stay away.”

It wasn't a scream. It was worse. A low, instinctive growl. He didn't see me as his alpha. Not as the father of his pup. Just as a threat.

And it hurt. More than any blow.

Because I did that. I broke their trust.
Omegas do not forget who hurts them when they are vulnerable.

“I’m not going to hurt him.”

She didn't believe me. She hugged her tighter. My daughter made a soft noise… and she tensed up as if the world was about to attack her.

And I understood.
I couldn't demand anything. Not even his forgiveness. Not even from my own daughter.

So I stayed there. At a distance. Like a stranger in my own house.

For the first time… I didn't know how to fix something.

And the worst part…

The truth was that I had lost them both before I even had them.