Chapter 42 - Mia

Things have been suspiciously quiet in our pack; no attacks, no demands, no threats or anything of the sort since Nikolaos killed Mikhail. He has been working tirelessly to get the entire city under SilverCrest control and with a few packs refusing to submit to their new Alpha, he’s had to make examples of them with exile.

Yet even after he did that, there’s been no pushback. I know that I am sounding like a worrywart, but seeing as even the Elders were against Nikolaos, you never know what might happen.

That, and it’s a week before my due date.

I moved into Nikolaos’ room when we got back from Bastien and we’ve been sleeping in the same bed ever since. Things don’t even feel out of place, it’s like I was always meant to be here next to him.

I’ve taken to walking through the back gardens on my own, a hand on my belly and a smile on my face. Autumn will be here soon, so I’m enjoying the last bit of greenery before the garden is no longer green and full of life.

Niko insisted on guards