Aurora found purpose in helping other she–wolves who had lost their ability to shift, creating a support circle that met under the
full moon each month.
Though the silver poisoning had permanently damaged her wolf, she discovered new strengths in her human form–developing
healing abilities that were rare among our kind.
As for me, the healer had been wrong about one thing. While examining me for a persistent fever last month, she discovered a
miracle: despite the severe damage from the attack, I was pregnant again.
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The life growing inside me was strong, healthy, and entirely mine–no mate bond required.
The Moon Goddess had granted us a second chance at motherhood.
When Alexander and Ethan heard the news of my pregnancy through pack gossip, they appeared at our door one last time, silver
tokens of apology in their hands.
“Please,” Alexander had begged, his once–proud Alpha stance now bent with shame. “Let me care for my pup.’
“It’s not your pup,” I told him simply. “It’s mine.”
The confusion on his face would have been comical if not for the seriousness of the moment.
“But how…?”
“The Moon Goddess works in mysterious ways,” Aurora answered for me, stepping protectively to my side. “Now leave before we
call the enforcers again.”
They left without another word, the finality of our rejection finally sinking in.
That night, as Aurora and I sat by our hearth, hands resting gently on my growing belly, we smiled at each other–sisters who
had survived betrayal, loss, and pain, only to emerge stronger.
“Do you ever regret it?” Aurora asked. “Leaving them?”
I shook my head, feeling the gentle kick of new life beneath my palm. “Not for a moment.”
The past was written in scars we would carry forever. But the future? That story was ours to write.
And it would be glorious.
