LOGINNate's POVI stared at Helios like he had just sprouted a second head. "What do you mean by your daughter? This is my child. Mine and Dora's."Helios had the audacity to look amused. "Biologically, yes, she is yours. But cosmically, divinely, she carries the essence of both the Moon Mother and the Sun Father. That makes her as much mine as yours, wolf."My wolf snarled inside my chest, furious at the implication. Dora's hand found mine and squeezed hard, either calming me or needing comfort herself. Probably both."Explain," Dora said, her voice remarkably steady. "From the beginning. How is our baby connected to divine beings?"Helios gestured toward our living room. "May I come in? This conversation is better had sitting down."I wanted to refuse, wanted to throw him off our property, and never let him near my family. But the tru
Theodora's POVI woke from another nightmare drenched in cold sweat. The same vision Aurora kept having, the figure shrouded in light and darkness reaching for my unborn baby. Claiming her as its own by cosmic right."Breathe," Nate murmured beside me. He pulled me against his chest and stroked my hair. "Just breathe, baby. It was just a dream.""It was not just a dream." My voice shook. "It was a warning. Something out there wants our daughter, Nate. Something powerful enough to exist between light and dark.""Then we make damn sure it cannot have her." His arms tightened around me protectively. "We have been through worse and survived. We will get through this too."I wanted to believe him. But this felt different from every other threat we had faced. This was not human extremists or political enemies. This was something cosmic, something beyond our understanding.
Nate's POVThe news of Dora's pregnancy spread through the supernatural community like wildfire. Within days, seers from across the country were reaching out to confirm what Aurora had seen. Every single one of them told the same story with slight variations.A child of both moon and sun. A being of perfect balance. A baby who would fundamentally change the world.Marcus called an emergency Council meeting to discuss the implications. I sat beside Dora at the long conference table, my hand resting protectively on her still-flat stomach. The Council members looked at us with expressions ranging from awe to concern to outright fear."This has never happened in recorded history," one of the older Council members said. "Silver Wolves are creatures of the moon exclusively. We cannot carry solar energy without it destroying us. How is this even possible?""T
Theodora's POVNate stared at me as I had just spoken in a language he did not understand. "You want another baby?""Yes." I kept my gaze steady on his, needing him to see how serious I was. "I know it sounds crazy. We already have three children and our lives are barely stable. But I want to give you something good, Nate. Something joyful to balance what you sacrificed."He was quiet for a long moment, his hand absently stroking my bare hip. Finally, he spoke. "You do not owe me anything, Dora. I did not sacrifice those years expecting repayment.""I know that." I cupped his face, feeling the unfamiliar lines beneath my fingers. "But I want this. Not out of guilt or obligation. I want another baby because I love you and I love our family. I want to fill our home with more life, more love, more chaos."A slow smile spread across his face, transforming
Nate's POVI woke to the sound of crying. Not the children, but Dora. Her sobs were quiet and broken, like she was trying to muffle them but could not quite manage it.My eyes felt heavy as I forced them open. The ceiling above me was familiar, our bedroom. How long had I been unconscious? Hours? Days? My body felt strange, like I was wearing a suit that did not quite fit right anymore."Dora?" My voice came out rough and scratchy.Her crying stopped abruptly. She appeared beside the bed so fast she must have been sitting right there the whole time. Her face was pale and drawn, dark circles shadowing her silver eyes. But those eyes were silver again, not black. The shadow was gone."You are awake," she breathed. Fresh tears spilled down her cheeks. "Thank god, you are finally awake.""How long?" I tried to sit up but my body protes
Theodora's POVI was trapped inside my own body, watching through eyes I could not control. The shadow had pushed me down into darkness, but I was still aware. Still fighting with everything I had left.Selene's chant filled the air, ancient words that resonated with power older than memory. The ritual circle glowed brighter, silver light rising up around us like walls. I felt the sacred water's energy, pure and cleansing. I felt Thorne's blood, dark and tainted. And I felt Nate, kneeling before me, offering himself without hesitation."Begin the sacrifice," Selene commanded.Golden light began flowing from Nate's body like visible threads. His life energy was pulled away by the ritual's demand. I felt it through our mate bond, felt years being stripped from him with each passing second.No. No, this is too much.But I could not speak. Could not stop it. The







