Fabrice POV Lately, we’d had a surge in expecting mothers no surprise, given the strength of our new alliance and the increase in wolves seeking out Aurélie’s medical facility. I was proud of what we’d built together. State-of-the-art equipment, resources other packs envied, and a level of care that made she-wolves travel from far beyond our borders. The midwives were drowning in work, and with the full moon swelling overhead, I’d offered to help through the night. Something about the full moon always sent she-wolves into labour. I’d been awake for hours, assisting with the birth of two healthy babies now sleeping peacefully in their parents’ arms. “Beta!” Théo’s voice reached me as I dragged myself across the courtyard toward the Alpha house, exhaustion weighing on every step. I neede

