Beneath the Howling Pines
Elena’s eyes searched mine, and I saw the raw vulnerability beneath her strength—the same fierce woman who had led the Ashfang pack through battle, now revealing a secret that made her human and sacred all at once.
“I’m pregnant,” she whispered.
The world tilted on its axis.
For a heartbeat, I was silent, stunned. The pack’s future, my future, lay inside her.
A surge of fierce protectiveness and awe rose inside me.
“Pregnant...” The word tasted both foreign and precious. I reached for her hand, feeling the warmth that anchored me in this moment.
“How... when did you find out?” I asked, voice low, careful.
“After the battle in Frostwillow,” she said. “I felt something, strange at first, but t
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