I turn toward her.
“When Lilith said you were more valuable than they calculated, she meant something specific.”
“Explain.”
“Divine pregnancies are rare. Historically, when two divine bloodlines converge, the offspring isn’t just powerful.”
She hesitates.
“It’s catalytic.”
The room goes still.
“Catalytic how?” Kade asks.
Morgan meets my eyes.
“Meaning your unborn child could accelerate divine manifestation in nearby bloodlines.”
I feel my stomach drop.
“You’re saying my baby is… amplifying others?”
“Potentially. It’s theoretical. But if true—”
“Then Ashcroft’s obsession isn’t about harvesting one divine wolf.”
“It’s about triggering a chain reaction.”
Silence.
That changes everything.
The Covenant doesn’t want my blood.
They want my baby’s proximity.
“Which means,” I say
