The wind no longer whispered.It roared, rattled, and cracked through the trees, tearing at the snow-draped world with fury that felt personal. Storm clouds, thick and gray, hung low above the treetops, suffocating what little light the winter sun offered. The entire territory crouched in a fragile silence, as though holding its breath.Inside the Alpha’s hall, the warmth of the fire did little to soothe the tension in the air.I sat near the hearth, one hand on my stomach, the other clenched around the edge of the wooden chair. The baby moves less these days, quiet and still, as if sensing the weight that hung over our pack. My breath was shallow. Every hour that passed felt like a countdown.Kael hadn’t returned from the border patrol.Lyra sat across from me, her long dark braid resting over her shoulder. Her hands, too, were on her stomach growing larger every week, mirroring mine. She looked different now. Older, not in age, but in the way women age when war hovers close.“We nee
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