Jace – POV
Pregnant.
The word hit like a truck.
I stepped off the platform, my heart thundering. Standing before Jenelle, I didn’t even need her to say the words—my Alpha senses confirmed what she hadn’t yet spoken aloud. Her scent had changed. And beneath the rhythm of her own heart was another, softer, smaller heartbeat.
A pup.
My pup.
“See, Jacey,” she said sweetly, taking my hand and pressing it against her belly. “This is your heir. Your son. Your future Alpha.”
I didn’t even have time to react. The sound of hurried footsteps pulled my attention—Olivia.
She ran out the door.
Tobi, eyes blazing with fury, went after her.
I instinctively took a step in their direction, but my mother blocked my path, eyes bright with joy. “Jace! You’re going to be a dad!” she beamed, gripping m
