I pour blood into my glass and hand the bottle back to Rainer. “Well, my friend, I wish you all the luck in the world.”I know he’s going to need it.***EmoryCollins checked me the morning after my first shift, and I’m fine. So is my child. It’s a relief.The difference in me after my first shift
“Maybe some other time,” I tell her.Queen Agatha gets up from the table and approaches us. “It’s nice to have you back, Emory. You’re looking better.”Kane must have informed her about my first shift.“The shifter healer gave me some advice to help with the pregnancy symptoms,” I reply. “I still h
EmoryI try to stay calm during the check-up with Dr. Martin. He hasn’t said a word as we started with the ultrasound. He is intently looking over the monitor to see the baby. We’ve had an ultrasound before, and everything had been normal. Our pack healer’s concern is what’s driving my anxiety for m
He pulls me into a hug, and I let him comfort me. Even with my cheek pressed against his shoulder, the seed of dread within me continues to grow. I have a baby coming a lot earlier than expected. No one can give me answers about why.There’s nothing I can do–and I am terrified.***KaneEver since t
“You never wanted this power, so that makes you perfect to wield it. You want to serve your people rather than to fuel your own desires. You’re noble.” She smiles, pleased. I continue, “You choose to see the good in people, and you trust easily. I love those things about you, but it has caused you p
KaneI’m having lunch with my mother at the gazebo. She insists that we spend more time together. Now that I’m about to become a father, she wants to make sure I’m ready for the responsibility as if I have not been taking care of an entire kingdom for over a century. I don’t tell her this and just s
“What better statement is there to make than giving my son a shifter name because he is part of that world? He’ll be of both worlds, the first half-shifter to become king of Crimson Peak.”She grimaces. “I see your point, darling. But must we name him Connor?”“What’s wrong with Connor?”“It doesn’t
There’s something I’ve always wanted to ask my mother, but I’ve been too scared in the past to voice it out loud. Things are different now, and I want to know.“Why did you stay with Bernard for all those years?” I ask. “He was unfaithful and cruel. He only cared about himself and his own ambitions