(Elara's POV)I checked the washing area mirror, studying my flushed cheeks. Lucian's touch still lingered on my skin, awakening sensations I'd thought long buried beneath layers of silver contamination and trauma. Emily stirred inside me, more responsive than she'd been in years.Suddenly, the sound of wailing pups shattered the moment.My maternal instincts surged instantly. I rushed out, heart pounding, to find Ethan in tears in the kitchen. Beside him stood another pup—the small boy who had arrived earlier claiming I was his mother."What happened?" I asked, moving toward Ethan.Before I could reach him, Lucian stepped between us, his arm blocking my path."Careful," he warned, nodding toward the strange pup.I peered around Lucian's protective stance to get a better look at our unexpected visitor. Both boys were sobbing with identical expressions of distress, tears streaming down their flushed cheeks."Mommy!" the Foster pup cried, darting beneath Lucian's arm and throwing
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