Kyo’s POV (Continued)
The doctor’s words hung in the air like a death knell.
“She’s pregnant.”
My heart staggered.
Nyx... is carrying my child. Joy twisted in my chest, but it was choked by dread. Her body is wracked by a curse. Her breath was shallow, her lips pale. My child—our child—trapped inside a body burning from a curse I triggered.
She will be my Luna only if she gives me a male heir. But that’s impossible....not when she’s a shadow Alpha.
I just prayed the elders wouldn’t find out. If they did, another law would be passed. Another noose around her neck.
I clenched my jaw and hissed under my breath. "Mtswww."
I knelt beside her bed, clutching her hand. It was ice-cold, too cold. Her breathing—barely there. The mark on her neck flickered, dimming like a dying ember. My che
