It was evening when Kian finally allowed his mate to rest and recover a bit. He didn’t want to be away from Raina now that she finally told him she was off her monthly bleed, but life unfortunately still continued beyond their bed. She needed to eat, realizing she hadn’t even eaten yet through the entire day. When her belly gave her away, she had blushed in embarrassment at her belly’s growls of protest, but he only chuckled while he pressed a kiss to her forehead. Her cognac eyes gazed up into his and he wished they could just come clean fully. He wanted her to know that he knew, but she still held so much doubt in her heart that they needed to work through before she put her full trust in him. She had been fighting him on the idea of her becoming his Luna even after she had accepted th

