WORRIES

As night settled over the pack lands, Mrs. Lauren paced her chambers, unable to shake the dread settling deep in her bones. The letter from the seers lay on her desk, its words haunting her. Elena was a descendant of the Moon Goddess. This alone was enough to cause an uproar if anyone found out. And her son Damien was already battling his vampire nature, his blood lust awakened by the very presence of his mate.

But it wasn’t just them anymore.

A child. Their child. A direct product of Damien's hybrid nature and Elena’s divine bloodline. The idea of it sent shivers down Mrs. Lauren's spine. What kind of power would that child possess? How would it affect their world? The wolf clans already viewed hybrids with suspicion, and now, with a descendant of the Moon Goddess involved, it was uncharted territory.

She stopped pacing and gazed out of the window, the moon hanging low in the sky. The soft glow of the moon always brought a sense of peace to their kind, but tonight, it felt heavy, opp