AVERY The first sign was heat.It bloomed low in my stomach, sudden and sharp, curling inward like something had been touched without permission. I froze mid-movement, fingers tightening around the vial I’d been cataloging.‘That’s not Rowan,’ Lila said instantly, hackles rising. ‘That’s wrong.’I swallowed and forced my breathing to steady. The pack clinic was busy around me, wolves moving quietly through their routines, the rhythm of work familiar and grounding. I focused on the shelf in front of me, on the neat rows of labeled vials, on the scent of antiseptic and herbs.Then the voice slid into my mind.‘Is it true?’Cade.The sound of him there made my skin crawl.‘Get out,’ Lila snarled, surging forward.‘Not yet,’ I replied grimly. ‘I need to end it cleanly.’I turned slightly, putting my back to the wall as if that would help. It didn’t.‘You’re pregnant,’ Cade said, the mental connection sharp and invasive. ‘Answer me.’I closed my eyes for half a second.‘Yes,’ I replied.T
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