Chapter Nineteen I stumbled back into my room, chest heaving, every nerve screaming with exhaustion and relief. The shadows from the torchlight stretched long across the walls, flickering over the worn furniture as if they, too, were alive and watching.I pressed my palm against my stomach, feeling the faint, insistent stirrings of life within me. My child. My heartbeat synced with theirs, and I couldn’t stop the shiver of both fear and awe that ran down my spine.Outside, the guards had already discovered my absence. They reported it to Kieran immediately.“Alpha,” one stammered, voice trembling, “she… she’s back in her chamber. She escaped… somehow.”Kieran’s head snapped up, storm in his eyes. But instead of the furious roar I had imagined, there was a cold, calculating pause. His jaw flexed.“Do not speak of this to anyone,” he said finally, voice sharp and dangerous. “Do not let a soul know she was confined, or that she escaped because of your negligence. Am I clear?”“Yes, Alph
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