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Fleki’s POV

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't reach a point where I completely accepted my new fate. There were so many things that felt off, and even more things that I couldn't possibly come to terms with the longer I weighed the news of becoming a father.

A father? Me? I’d never leaned toward the possibility of breeding a pup despite how many women were at my beck and call. I knew that having a child meant that I had a weakness that numerous enemies could target and a woman that I’d have to hold in high regard because she mothered an her for me.

All of those things seemed like they’d be liabilities in the long run. I mean, after how crushed I was from the elder’s sudden death, I didn't ever want to feel that vulnerable and susceptible to the immense pain that came with grief if an enemy ever succeeded in launching an attempt on my heir or his/her mother who’d be the Luna of the pack.

The job of fathering a child was a heavily emotionally demanding role and it was al