Pregnant And Rejected Mate
Rowan's rider met them at the halfway point with a full escort of pack warriors, and Sera felt something in her chest loosen at the sight of them — real protection, finally, instead of four exhausted people running on instinct and adrenaline.
They reached the pack border as the sun began to dip low, the same tree line Sera had crossed alone eight months ago in the dark, terrified and pregnant and utterly certain she'd never see this place again.
She felt it the moment they crossed — not just the physical return, but something deeper, the mate bond she'd believed severed for eight months suddenly flaring back to life in her chest, sharp and undeniable, exactly the way Kael had described feeli