“No, don’t say that. You said he was happy, right? Maybe it’s something else. Maybe he realized he’s not ready to become a father yet. What does he know about babies, right? I say bring him to the nursery and let him interact with children. That should help. He should slowly get used to crying babies and screaming kids.”The imagery made Polly laugh. She hoped it’s that simple.“You know how he is. It’s difficult for him to open up and share his thoughts and feelings. I kept trying, but his refusal is making me feel frustrated, too.”“I’m so sorry. Do you want me to talk to him? Or I can ask Clyde.”Polly shook her head, “No, that’s not it. Maybe later, if he proved to be difficult. I’m wondering if I could speak to . . . uhm, the girl. The one they call Little Moon. She was the one who told Jared we would conceive a child that night. Maybe she knows something else?

Luna grinned at his reaction. It was both sweet and infuriating. When she’s done, he continued his lecture and showed her a few moves. He began with offense and while demonstrating, he accidentally cut her arm.“Shit. I’m so sorry.” He saw her wince and quickly checked the wound.“It’s fine. I heal quickly.” She assured him and right before his eyes, the wound did heal almost instantly.She grinned, “This is also why I’m not worried about being unable to protect myself. My wounds heal faster than any other wolf.”Alex frowned, “How did you know about this? Did you get hurt before?”“Yeah. Did you see the broken footpath between the library and the tower next to it? I fell from there. I broke an arm and a leg, and gained numerous cuts on my body. I didn’t know how long I would have to lay there, but I was able to get up after only a few minutes.”“

It’s her first time witnessing such chaos. She was rattled, not knowing where to go and what to do. Everything was dizzying. There’s just so much movement and so much noise, she couldn’t focus.Luna yelped as something large pounced on her and she was pushed to the ground. Her wolves were also caught off guard. Where did this creature come from? One moment, there was nothing and then he was suddenly there. The silver wolves fought the enemy. It took her a moment to identify. Such form and behavior, it was clearly a lycan. The growl was disturbing and his appearance was scary. They tried to become stronger than werewolves and ended up becoming monsters. Well, not all of them. The thought came to her but it was fleeting.Damn. Why did she remove her knife? Well, it was uncomfortable to sleep it and she seriously thought she would have the time to pick it up if anything happened. Now, she forgot. She was practically defenseless and reliant on her wolves.

This time, Akira didn’t move his head. What’s even the answer? She just disappeared.This reaction confused Alex. Why can’t he say yes or no?“You don’t know?” He watched as the wolf’s eyes moved, seemingly in contemplation. His head remained stationary even after he stared into the man’s eyes.His lip twitched. “Do you understand my question?”Akira let out an angry growl before moving his head up and down. That’s a yes, which relieved Alex. They’re still communicating. He decidedly sat on the floor, next to the wolf.He pursed his lips as he tried to think hard. “She didn’t leave the pack, but she’s not inside the territory either?” Even to him, the question he came up with sounded absurd. What’s that even supposed to mean?But to his surprise, Akira nodded. What the fuck?“And you don’t know where she is?”

“You look better. What happened?” Sab asked her son when she first noticed it.Alex managed a grin, “I’m spending time with the wolves. It felt like being with her, too. I just thought I would have something to talk to her about when she comes back. She loved those wolves, I figured she would want to know what they did while she was gone.”Sab was relieved. “That’s good. I think she will love that, knowing you’re taking care of them in her behalf. When someone’s important to you, whatever’s important to them becomes important to you as well.”He couldn’t deny that. “Hmm. And I think it will show people that even if she’s not currently present, she’s someone I still care about. I don’t want them to think otherwise.”“That’s true, too.”They stared at one another before his mother dropped a significant question.“Have y