LOGINThe full moon was two days away, and Elara felt it creeping under her skin like a second heartbeat. She woke before dawn, body flushed and restless, sheets twisted around her legs, juices soaking the fabric between her thighs in a warm, humiliating flood. The pup rolled hard inside her, as if sensing the same pull. Her nipples ached, dark and swollen, leaking tiny drops that trailed down the curve of her breasts and soaked the thin tank top she'd fallen asleep in.Kai was already awake beside her silver eyes glowing in the dim light, dick hard and leaking against her hip, his restraint hanging by a thread. "Baby," he rasped, voice rough with sleep and hunger. "Tell me what you need."She rolled toward him, legs parting on instinct, one hand sliding down to cup her aching pussy. "You. All of you. Can't think straight... just need you inside me."He didn't make her wait.He slid down the bed, hands gentle but firm on her thighs as he spread her wide. The cool air hit her soaked folds and s
The morning light filtered through the cabin windows, casting golden patterns across the rumpled sheets. Elara woke slowly, her body heavy with the deep satisfaction of the night before. Kai's side of the bed was empty but still warm he'd slipped out early, as he often did when pack business called. She stretched, wincing slightly at the pleasant ache between her thighs, the lingering stretch from his knot. Her hand drifted to her belly, fingers tracing the firm curve where their pup grew stronger every day. A soft kick answered her touch, and she smiled, whispering, "Good morning to you too."By the time Kai returned, she was in the kitchen, wrapped in his flannel shirt, attempting to brew one of Liora's herbal teas. The scent of chamomile and ginger filled the air. He paused in the doorway, silver eyes darkening as they raked over her the shirt barely buttoned over her full breasts, hem brushing mid thigh, bare legs glowing in the sunlight. "You're trouble," he murmured, crossing the
Three weeks on pack land had settled into a rhythm that felt almost like peace. Elara's days were full and strangely fulfilling. Mornings often began with Kai waking her in the most delicious way his head between her thighs, tongue lapping slow and lazy until she came gasping into the pillow. After, they'd share breakfast on the cabin porch, his hand resting possessively on the growing curve of her belly while birds called in the pines. She spent hours with Liora in the healing lodge, learning to dry herbs, brew salves, and mix teas that eased the constant low ache in her lower back. The older woman's quiet wisdom soothed her stories of past births, of pack mothers, of the strength that came with carrying new life. Afternoons were for walking the territory with Kai or Thorne, feeling the pup kick harder every day, watching wolves in human and fur form go about their lives. The pack had accepted her completely now nods of respect, small gifts left on the porch,a hand carved rattle, a s
Dusk bled across the mountains as Kai's black truck rumbled out of Pine Ridge. Elara sat in the passenger seat, fingers laced tightly with his over the gear shift. Two duffels and a box of her most precious herbs were crammed in the back all she'd had time to pack after Ronan's visit. The shop was locked, lights off, a handwritten note on the door, Closed for family emergency. She kept glancing in the side mirror, half expecting that black SUV to appear.Kai's jaw was set, eyes scanning every curve of the narrow forest road. "We'll be on pack land in twenty minutes," he said quietly. "Once we cross the river, Ronan can't touch us without declaring open war."Elara nodded, hand drifting to her belly. "I trust you."He squeezed her fingers, then let go to downshift around a sharp bend. That's when the headlights appeared behind them two sets, high and bright, closing fast.Kai's curse was low and lethal. "Hold on."He floored it. The truck roared, tires gripping the wet asphalt. The pursuing
The morning after the revelations passed in a fragile bubble of quiet.Elara opened Moonbloom Botanicals as usual, but everything felt different. The air smelled sharper to her or perhaps she was simply hyper aware of Kai moving through the shop like a shadow, silver eyes scanning every customer, every passerby on the street. He'd insisted on staying close. "Just for today," he'd said, but they both knew it wasn't just for today. Mid morning, the bell above the door chimed with a soft, deliberate ring. The man who stepped inside was tall not quite Kai's height, but close with pale blond hair tied back, sharp cheekbones, and eyes the color of winter ice. He wore an expensive charcoal coat that did nothing to hide the lethal grace in his movements. The shop's warm herbal scent shifted instantly under something colder, metallic,predatory.Elara's stomach dropped. She knew, without being told, who this was.Ronan Silverfang smiled charming, polished, and utterly false."Good morning," he sa
Elara sat curled against the headboard, knees drawn to her chest, the oversized shirt swallowed around her like a shield. Her face was pale, eyes red rimmed, but the tears had slowed to silent tracks down her cheeks. She stared at Kai as if seeing him for the first time the man who had lived inside her body for weeks, who had knotted her until she saw stars, who had just grown fangs and claws in front of her. Kai stayed on the floor, giving her space, elbows resting on his bent knees.The early morning light filtered through the curtains, painting soft gold across the wrecked bed and the faint bruises on her thighs that peeked from under the shirt hem."I know this is too much," he said quietly. "I know you need time. But I'm not going anywhere, Elara. Ask me anything. Yell at me. Hit me if it helps. Just... don't shut me out."She swallowed hard, voice barely above a whisper. "Is the baby... like you?"He shook his head slowly. "Not necessarily. Sometimes it skips generations. Sometimes







