Ch.8: Silent Sentinel

Nikolai

I turned my nose into her stomach, not quite believing what I was feeling.

I was in shock.

This could be my child growing inside of her.

It was both a happy revelation and an anxious one.

If it was my child, she would need my help because werewolf fetuses weren’t normal. Different kinds of complications tended to arise when a mortal carried a werewolf child.

I couldn’t keep my distance now.

Shit!

This wasn’t supposed to happen!

Not like this.

I wouldn’t be able to keep her hidden from Desdemona for long, which meant she would be placed directly in the line of danger. Exactly where I didn’t want her to be. Especially now that she was carrying my child.

Yen’s hands stroked my ears soothingly, pulling gently on them. She sighed when she noticed I was poking at her abdomen.

“Can you sense him?” she whispered. “I’ve heard dogs can sense when someone is pregnant.” One of her hands left my head and placed it over her stomach tenderly. The bright smile that lit her face slo