The Alpha's Surrogate Luna
"If a single word of this diagnosis leaves this room—if the Council learns there are twins before I am ready—I will strip your family’s name from the pack ledgers and feed your house to the northern wolves."
Cora dropped to both knees, pressing her forehead against the cold stone floor. "My lips are sealed by blood and honor, Alpha. On my life, the Council will only hear that the surrogate is with child."
"Leave us," Zion ordered.
Cora scrambled to her feet, gathered her medicinal pouches, and backed out of the heavy oak doors, pulling them shut behind her. The heavy iron bolt slid into place with a definitive CLACK.
Silence fell over the master suite, save for the roaring hearth and the how