เข้าสู่ระบบ“And you don’t have to decide whether to marry him simply because you’re having a child together.” An unmarried pregnant woman was seen as a disgrace in my pack and even worse, I was the alpha’s daughter. This would be a big slap to my face but I was not prepared to be married yet. And that too to
Daphne I made my way downstairs. Lady Eleanor was already seated at the breakfast table. A cup of tea sat beside her plate, and she was reading through a letter when I entered. She glanced up, smiled faintly, and returned her attention to the page. “Good morning, Daphne.” “Good morning, Mama.” I
But my monthly cycle had failed to come, and now my stomach was beginning to show. I couldn’t pray this away. The realization settled over me with a weight that made it difficult to breathe. I was pregnant. The child I had spent the last month trying not to imagine was real. Or, at least, real eno
Daphne For the next month, I prayed the pregnancy away. I prayed when I woke up in the morning, when I sat down to eat, and when I lay in bed at night, staring at the ceiling long after everyone else had fallen asleep. I prayed to the Moon Goddess, to whatever ancestors might still be watching ov
I picked up the pen again. I know I cannot decide what Daphne wants. I know that a child would not give me the right to force her into anything. But I hope that, if she is pregnant, we can find a way to raise the child together. I am afraid she will refuse to tell me the truth. I am afraid she wil
I took a fresh sheet of paper, dipped my pen into the ink, and began. Father, I received your letter today. I am well, though I cannot pretend that I am enjoying my stay as much as I expected to. I miss home. I miss you and Mother, and I miss Thacker, even if I would never tell him that to his fa







