TYLA'S POV The walls of the clinic room felt colder than ever. Not because the temperature dropped, but because my heart had. Everything inside me was numb, like someone had ripped out the air and replaced it with grief, confusion, and fear. I sat up slowly, hugging my knees to my chest, careful not to press too hard on my belly. Even the thought of itâŠa pupâŠmade my stomach twist in a knot.Why now? Why in the middle of chaos? Why with so many enemies still out there?I buried my face into my knees and let the tears fall. I didnât try to stop themâŠthere was no one here to pretend for. No one to hide the truth from.âYouâre being too hard on yourself,â came a soft voice in my head.I blinked in confusion. âLyra?â I whispered.It was on rare occasions Lyra spoke to me without me speaking to her first and so I was shocked that she said something to me.âYes, itâs me.â my wolf replied gently.âIâve been quiet, giving you time to feel but now, I think itâs time to talk.âI wiped my
THANE'S POV The sterile scent of the pack clinic clung to my nose like smoke.I paced back and forth beside Tylaâs bed with a worried look on my face. Her face, pale against the white pillow, looked so fragile it twisted my insides.Emmy had excused himself earlierâŠhe said he had some things to handle. I didnât ask questions because my focus was entirely on her.My mate.My Luna.My Tyla.And now⊠the mother of my child.A sentence I still couldnât wrap my head around.Pregnant.The word echoed in my head over and over. It should have made me happy, excited even but with everything going on, Hyperion breathing down our necks, Bridget scheming in the shadows, traitors hiding in plain sight, this felt more like a curse than a blessing.A soft knock at the door pulled me from my thoughts.âCome in.â I said, my voice low and tight.Rico walked in, shutting the door behind him. He looked around briefly, his gaze settling on Tyla before turning to me.âYou sent for me?âI nodded, rubbi
THANE'S POV My hand connected with soft skin before I even realized what was happening. The shock of it hit me the same time Tylaâs body did, falling to the floor like a delicate leaf cut from its branch.âTyla!â I dropped to my knees beside her, the anger draining out of me like a tide leaving the shore. Blood was trickling from a cut near her forehead as her eyes were slowly closing and the worst part was that she wasnât moving.âDamn it!â I shouted, my voice cracking. âWhy did you get in the way?!ââShe tried to stop you from hitting me.â Emmy said quietly behind me.I turned on him with rage still burning behind my eyes. âDonât touch her!â I growled when he reached forward. âThis is all your fault!âEmmyâs jaw clenched, but he didnât say anything. I scooped Tyla into my arms gently, bridal style, feeling her body limp and warm against me.âMove!â I barked at Emmy, pushing past him.The hallway blurred as I rushed her to the pack clinic. I didnât care that people were stari
TYLA'S POV The door slammed shut so loudly it made the walls shake. I sat there on the floor, knees drawn to my chest, heart crumbling like dried leaves. Thaneâs angry footsteps echoed in my mind long after he had stormed out.His betrayal still burned fresh and he hadnât even tried to deny sleeping with Bridget. Heâd begged for my forgiveness..at first but when I didnât give it, he snapped, turning cold and mean Like I was the one whoâd done something wrong.I didn't understand if it was what Alpha Hyperion had said or if he was just doing that to cover up what he did..to cover up his betrayal.I wiped my tears with the sleeve of my blouse. I had no one..no one to talk toâŠno one I could trust anymore.Except maybe... Lilian.Sheâd been by my side through so much. But even that comfort shattered after she lied to Thane about meâŠto make me look bad in his eyes. I saw the guilty look on Lilianâs face when our eyes met earlierâŠshe didn't come back to apologize or to explain to me
EMMY'S POV I was already dressed and out the door. My head still throbbed from everything that had happened⊠the fight with Thane, the rage with Bridget and the amazing night with Raya but today wasnât about my feelingsâŠ. It was about strategy.Raya had given me a plan I hadnât thought of before: stay close to the enemy to find out what she was planning. Bridget might have lost her place in my heart, but she was still dangerous and I wasnât about to let her destroy what was left of this pack⊠or the people in it.I watched how my Mother suffered and toiled to put the pack in place after she lost her mate and so that labour and sacrifice wasn't just going to be in vain.I took a deep breath and headed toward the hill behind the training grounds, where Bridget always went when she wanted to be aloneâŠOr dramatic.She was already there, sitting on the rock like she was posing for a painting. Her long hair whipped in the breeze, and she didnât even flinch when I approached.âI was wond
EMMY'S POV I continued kissing Raya as I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her to my warmth.Her lips were soft against mine, they were also fierce and gentle all at once.Raya kissed like she meant it, like she wasnât afraid of my bruises, of the shadows in my eyes, or the broken pieces of the man she was holding. Her hands cupped my face, anchoring me to something real, something solid after everything that had crumbled.I didnât know how it started...one second, we were in the bed kissing so passionately and the next, I had her pressed against the wall, tasting something I hadnât felt in a long time.Peace.She tugged me closer, her body molding to mine as if she belonged there, and for the first time in a while, I let myself feel it all. The pain, the relief, the hunger for something that didnât reek of betrayal.She whispered my name, and that was all it took for me to lose myself in her.We moved from the wall to the bed again, clothes discarded like old burdens. T