登入INKA'S POV I shook my head. "They can't know.""They're going to find out eventually.""Maybe. But not yet. I need time to figure this out first."Tyler was quiet for a moment. "Okay. But Inka, you need to see a doctor. Like, an actual doctor. Not just take pregnancy tests at home.""I can't go to a pack doctor.""I know a human doctor. In the city. She's discreet. Doesn't ask questions. I can make you an appointment.""I don't have money for—""I'll pay for it. Don't worry about the money.""Tyler—""You're pregnant. You need prenatal care. This isn't optional." His voice was firm. "I looked it up. Werewolf pregnancies are more complicated than human ones. Higher risk. You need medical supervision."I hadn't thought about that. About the medical side of this."More complicated how?""Faster gestation. More intense symptoms. Higher nutritional needs. Risk of complications if the mate bond is unstable." He looked at me. "You're separated from your mates right now. That's not good for
INKA'S POVI'd been waiting for almost an hour when I finally heard Tyler's truck coming back up the road.The whole time I'd just sat on the couch. Staring at the positive test in my hand. Trying to process what it meant.Pregnant.I was pregnant.The word kept repeating in my head but it still didn't feel real.Tyler's footsteps sounded on the porch. The door opened and he came in carrying multiple bags."Sorry it took a bit longer than expected," he said. "The pharmacy was farther than I remembered and then I stopped at a grocery store and—" He looked at me. At the test still in my hand. "You okay?"I nodded. Didn't trust my voice.Tyler set the bags down on the kitchen counter and pulled out a small pharmacy bag. Brought it over to me."I got four tests. Different brands. Figured you'd want to be absolutely sure.""Thank you."He went back to the kitchen and started unpacking the other bags. I heard the fridge opening. Things being put away."I also got food," he called over. "Rea
I sank onto the couch and put my head in my hands.The mate bond pulled. Stretched thin. I could feel Inka out there somewhere. Alive. But so far away. Too far away."I can't feel her properly," I said quietly. "The bond is there but it's faint. Like she's blocking it somehow.""We feel it too." Zane sat down across from me. "She's not blocking it. Someone's masking her scent. We tracked her to the end of the driveway and then nothing. Like she vanished.""Scent masking potion," Seth said. He was still standing, still looking angry, but his voice had lost its edge. "Illegal but effective. Forty-eight hour doses usually.""Who would help her get that?""Tyler probably." "Who the fuck is Tyler?"Zane and Seth exchanged a look."The human who helped her after Derek grabbed her," Zane explained. "Brought her back to the mansion that day. Seemed trustworthy.""A human." I looked up at them. "You let a human help her disappear?""We didn't let him do anything. We didn't know he was involve
HUNTER'S POV I couldn't stay at the compound another minute. The mate bond burned in my chest like an open wound. Every second that passed without knowing where Inka was felt like glass grinding into my ribs. Victoria's doctor appointment had ended three hours ago. Dad had watched the ultrasound. Had seen the "proof." Had looked at me with this expression I couldn't read—disappointment, maybe. Or pity. I didn't care about Victoria or her fake pregnancy or any of it. I needed to find Inka. So at midnight, I got in my truck and drove to the mansion. Didn't ask permission. Didn't tell anyone where I was going. Just left. The mansion was dark when I pulled up except for lights in the living room. Seth and Zane's trucks were both in the driveway. I didn't knock. Just walked in. They were in the living room. Seth pacing. Zane at his laptop looking at something. Both of them looked up when I entered. "Hunter—" Zane started. "Where is she?" "We don't know," Seth said. "You let he
INKA'S POV No.I am pregnant.I set the test down carefully. Gripped the edge of the sink. Looked at my reflection in the mirror.Pale. Shocked. Scared.Pregnant.This couldn't be real. The test had to be wrong. False positives happened. I'd heard about them.But the box said over ninety-nine percent accurate.I needed another test. Needed confirmation before I let myself believe this.But I was in the middle of nowhere with no car and no way to get to a pharmacy without revealing where I was hiding.Tyler wasn't supposed to come back until tomorrow.I couldn't turn on my phone and call someone from the pack.I was alone with a positive pregnancy test and no way to confirm if it was real.My hand went to my stomach automatically. Flat. Nothing there that I could see or feel.But according to the test, something was there.Someone.Their baby.All three of them. The triple mate bond meant the baby would belong to Hunter, Seth, and Zane equally. The child would carry all their bloodlin
INKA'S POVI could not sleep. Just lay on the couch staring at the ceiling, every time I closed my eyes, I saw Victoria's Wolfstagram post. By the time pale light started filtering through the windows, I'd given up pretending to sleep. Got up and made coffee with the supplies Tyler had left.The first sip hit my stomach wrong. Made it turn over in a way that felt different from regular nausea.I set the cup down and waited for the feeling to pass.It didn't.The nausea built. Spread from my stomach up my throat. I barely made it to the bathroom before I threw up.Knelt on the cold tile floor and heaved until there was nothing left. Until my stomach was empty and my throat burned.Stress. Had to be stress. My body finally processing everything from yesterday.I rinsed my mouth and splashed cold water on my face. Looked at my reflection in the mirror. Pale. Dark circles under my eyes.The nausea settled into a dull queasiness. Manageable. Probably just hunger. I hadn't eaten since yeste
INKA'S POVThe car finally slowed down as Hunter signaled to exit the highway. A small rest area appeared ahead — just a few parking spots, clean bathrooms, and some shaded picnic tables. Aunt Margot’s sedan was already pulling in.I quickly fixed my skirt and tried to smooth my hair, my heart stil
INKA'S POV“…Useless. Bad luck. Walking curse.”Seth’s words slammed into me like a slap I saw coming but still couldn’t dodge. I couldn’t breathe. Couldn’t think. I just stood there, letting his hate crash over me again and again.Zane grabbed his arm—hard. “Enough. Let’s go.”He yanked Seth towar
INKA'S POV"Who sent you?"Hunter's voice came out rough, shaking with barely controlled rage. The guy dangled in his grip, legs kicking uselessly at empty air. For a second the man just hung there, gasping. Then something shifted in his expression. His fear melted away, replaced by something cold.
INKA'S POV "How much money do you want as… compensation for losing your ‘daughter’?” Hunter looked at my father like he was something foul stuck to the bottom of his shoe. His lip curled slightly, his gaze cold and sharp, dripped with disgust. Dad’s eyes lit up like a little kid who just got







