All Chapters of Mated To My Stepfather , Pregnant With His Baby : Chapter 51 - Chapter 54

CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE: The Unseen AnchorKaira’s POVThe slate ring was slick with melted ice, but I refused to let my footing slip. For three weeks, training had become my sanctuary—the rhythmic clash of steel, the burning in my lungs, and the sheer physical exhaustion keeping the ghosts of my past at bay.Vance stood across from me, his shadow-steel broadsword resting casually against his shoulder. "Again," he barked, his amber eyes tracking my every twitch. "Your left side is guarded, but your pulse is erratic, Kaira. Focus."I reset my stance, tightening my grip on the dagger Vance had given me. "I am focused," I gritted out, wiping a mixture of sweat and melting snow from my forehead.In truth, something had felt wrong since I woke up at dawn. A strange, heavy lethargy was tugging at the edges of my limbs, and my wolf felt unusually quiet—not weak, but retracted, as if wrapping herself around something deep inside my core. I pushed the sensation down. I couldn't afford weakness. Not

CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE: The Shadows of Winter Kaira’s POV The months in the Frostfang Keep did not pass in a blur of soft nursery preparations and gentle quiet. They passed in the cold, calculated rhythm of a siege in reverse. Outside my high arched window, the harsh mountain winter reached its peak, locking the northern peaks in thick sheets of ice and swirling blizzards. Inside, my room had transformed from a sanctuary into a war room. Maps of the southern territories covered the stone walls, held in place by dark iron daggers. Parchment scrolls detailing supply lines, troop movements, and trade agreements were stacked high on every surface, replacing the training gear I had been forced to set aside. My body changed slowly, undeniably. The sleek, lean muscle I had built in the training courtyard softened as my stomach swelled, carrying the weight of the life growing inside me. By the fifth month, the pup’s movements were no longer a faint, delicate warmth—they were strong, deliberat