All Chapters of Not Their Luna: A Female Alpha Story: Chapter 231 - Chapter 233

Brynlee I wake up to sunlight streaming through our bedroom windows and Rhett's hand resting protectively on my rounded belly, and for the first time in months, I don't spend a single second questioning whether any of it is real.Real, I think with deep satisfaction, feeling our son move under his father's touch. All of this is absolutely, undeniably real and I’ve never been happier.With my pregnancy nearly full-term, I've finally stopped testing reality and started fully living in it. The dissociative episodes that plagued my early recovery have faded to occasional shadows, and the hypervigilance that once made every experience feel suspect has been replaced by genuine trust in my own perceptions.Dr. Gorian lost, I remind myself with fierce satisfaction. Twenty-three years in federal prison, the Enhanced Individual Research Act struck down by Congress, and every facility in his network shut down permanently.The news came through three weeks ago, bringing closure I hadn't realized

Rhett The contractions start at three in the morning on a Tuesday in late spring, waking both of us from the deep sleep that's become possible since Brynlee stopped having nightmares completely."Rhett," she says calmly, her hand finding mine in the darkness. "I think it's time."It's time. The words I've been waiting to hear for weeks, the beginning of the moment when our son officially joins the family that's been preparing for his arrival."How far apart?" I ask, immediately shifting into the practical mode that's served us well through every crisis we've faced."About six minutes. They've been consistent for an hour."For an hour? She's been timing contractions while I slept, handling the early stages of labor with the quiet competence that's marked her complete recovery. All while shutting down the bond so her pain wouldn’t wake me. "Should we wake Maya?" I ask, checking the time and calculating how long we have before we need to leave for the hospital."Not yet. Let her sleep