Dr. Marcus's eyes, lined with red, shone brightly as if he were about to cry. His hands shook as he looked from Cecilia to Ethan. At last, he took a deep breath, calming himself before he began to talk.
"The pregnancy... it wasn't my own," he admitted, his voice trembling. "My wife... she became pregnant for her ex- lover."
The room seemed to freeze as the weight of his revelation sank in. Ethan's eyes grew intense, the amber glow of his wolf flashing threateningly under his calm exterior. Cecilia's lips opened a little, yet she stayed quiet, letting Marcus proceed.
"Marcus started, his tone laced with resentment, 'She and her ex were together long before we tied the knot.'" "It was not a union founded on affection." Our parents set it up, believing it to be the ideal union for both
