Carson.
Her eyes were on me, unblinking, sharp enough to cut.
“What aren’t you telling me?”
The silence between us stretched until it felt like the walls themselves were closing in. I could lie. I could deflect. I could do what I always did — protect her by keeping her in the dark.
But Johan had already cracked the door open. If I didn’t say it, he would. And I couldn’t let her hear it from him.
I swallowed hard. “You were never supposed to know this.”
Her jaw tightened. “Then start talking.”
I dragged a hand through my hair, forcing the words out. “Your mother wasn’t exiled for breaking the pack’s laws. She was exiled because of what she carried. Because of you.”
Maeve froze. “What are you talking about?”
“She was already pregnant when she left Blue Moon,” I said, voice rough. “N
