10

As I walked to him, he looked at me with a very satisfied grin on his face. “Hey, beautiful,” he said. “Have you seen yourself lately?”

“What do you mean?”

He got up, still naked, and took my hand. He pulled me in front of the tall mirror. It was new, something I’d bought at the marketplace a few days ago. I’d hardly looked into it except to give myself a cursory once-over.

“What?” All I saw in the mirror was my damp hair and towel-covered body.

He laughed and gently removed the towel. My eyes widened at the round slope of my belly. Almost five months had passed since Night became alpha, and so much of my time had been filled with organizing meetings to get Kings and Wargs used to each other and getting accustomed to my role as den mother. I hadn’t even realized I was showing.

“Oh my goodness,” I breathed as I ran my hands over the bump. “Feels like this just sprang up on me.”

“Gods, you look so beautiful,” Night said. He placed his hands over mine and lowered his lips to my neck.

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